InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Possessed By Love ❯ Betrayal On Both Ends ( Chapter 9 )

Possessed By Love

Written By : Foxflame

Disclaimers :If I owned Inuyasha, I wouldn't be writing a made up story, I would be continuing with the real show….

( im so sry! I never neglected this story for so long! But a lil thing called life tapped me on the shoulder, and while doing so, got rid of my inspiration! And that was a very bad thing because this is a very important chapter…I guess I need more….. But no need to fret….here is chapter 9!)

Fox- hey readers! My other story, 'Bondage', is issuing a challenge! This comedy is a mere 4 chapters long, but packed with humor! I am asking all those who are willing, to continue and I will post their endings. Further explanations are in chapter 5, an authors note. So go ahead and email me!

Innyubabe4e- ahem, not to interrupt you advertisement, but you have a story to continue….

Fox- oh yes, of course, sorry. I lost myself for a moment. I felt like those people who smile a lot on corny commercials, and talk really really fast over the important part of the product…

Innyubabe4e- don't you hate it when they do that?

Fox- yeah… well, let us continue with Possessed By Love.

Innyubabe4e- you know, I don't think people even bother reading the comics before the chapter… so why do you even write them?

Fox-…I don't know…. On the off chance people do…. And what if I include something very important in them….

Innyubabe4e- like what?

Fox- like me telling you that something really big will happen in the next chapter, bringing our two favorite lovers closer to each other….

Innyubabe4e- eeeek! Like what?

Fox- oops, let it slip….. well don't go getting your hopes too high up… that chapter will only be the beginning of what is in store for Kagome and Sesshoumaru…

Innyubabe4e- well, it is something isn't it? And maybe….

Fox- eh! Enough… I have said way too much! And I am sure we are delaying…. So let us recap what happened so far, and then continue.

Innyubabe4e- but I want to nag you to tell me…

Fox- eh! Will you do it, or shall I ?

Innyubabe4e- hmph….okay… well Kanna died saving Kagome's body and soul, in hopes she can kill Naraku… next the parasite, a.k.a "no-name", killed Kagura because he no longer needed her, and he was mad she tried to use him… Kikyou came to bring Inuyasha to hell with her, and for the first time he was about to go! Then Naraku stepped in, beginning their battle because in truth he is scared shitless of Kagome…. Miroku, and Sango are badly injured already so they wont be much help (Inuyasha is too, but he's too stubborn to stay down)… Meanwhile in Sessie land…. Yuna is threatening Rin, about a secret we don't know about yet, and Sesshoumaru, seeing the love Kagome gives, is wondering if his is just a cheap imitation of the real thing… and he wants the real thing… (hopefully the blockhead will see he wont get it from Yuna, but he is still my favorite!!) whew.. that's a lot…did I do good?

Fox- :pats Innyubabe4e's head: yepp…:hands treat: good girl…well, now that we are all caught up, let Chapter 9 and its contents unfold!

Chapter 9: Betrayal On Both Ends

Outnumbered was such a useless word when it came to this battle. Though its meaning held firm and true, it did not matter. So what if he was alone, beginning the battle that would end all? His powers were superior, and the people whom helped in outnumbering him were severely wounded and weakened.

Crimson orbs scanned the area, quickly evaluating what and who needed to be ended first. Surprisingly, when his gaze met with that of the undead miko, she was not in a battle stance.

Instead, it looked to him that she wanted nothing to do with the battle. 'Perhaps she shall not be a bother in this after all…' thought Naraku, unconsciously happy that he had one less fighter to handle, thought he knew he could handle it if he had to.

One by one he quickly surveyed them, trying to prepare an attack for each of them, until his gaze met finally with the demon slayer at the end. Standing only by sheer will and her weapon, Sango panted out wavered breathe, each causing her much pain as the last.

'The wound Kanna inflicted me with is worse than I thought…' anger was rising in her as a thought struck her 'I am afraid I shall not be able to fulfill my vow to slay him, but I shall help all I can, and hope I do some serious damage…'

Sango returned the gaze Naraku had upon her, trying as hard as she could in her weakened state to look dangerously filled with hate. When his line of view moved from hers, she began sprinting at him with speed she didn't know she possessed, weapon high in the air….

'Tactless' thought Naraku, who flew a long, root looking tentacle towards the oncoming girl. Sango dodged the assault just in time, and found her self on the ground, crouched low in a battle stance.

Miroku, taking advantage of Naraku's moment of unawareness, began unwrapping his prayer beads. As though his foe read his mind, Naraku threw a golden hive into the air, and millions of poisonous insects began flying out of it.

"Damn you" he whispered, and quickly wrapped his beads about his hand. As he was taking his staff in his hand, Sango took charge and began battling with Naraku. He was about to join her, but was troubled when he saw Inuyasha, standing there doing nothing.

"Why don't you unsheathe Tetsusiaga Inuyasha?" The hanyou in question gazed back, unsure what the answer was. Inuyasha hesitated.

Suddenly, a loud cry vibrated in the air, as Sango was struck down once more, her sides gushing with blood. Kagome lowered the arrow she was aiming at Naraku, and ran to aid her friend. "Sango!" she cried, as she reached her side.

"Kagome!" Miroku yelled, a silent question in his call.

"She'll be okay, she was just knocked out!" A small sigh passed the monk's lips, before he turned to look at Inuyasha once more. But where he was standing only seconds ago was now empty. The hanyou was attacking Naraku, head on, Tetsusiaga transformed and at the ready.

Miroku ran to join him in battle. Both staff and sword were being swung, and both being blocked with ease. Kagome watched the battle with angry, wide eyes. Miroku was alive; that's all Kagome could say for him, as the poisoned houshi battled on.

Inuyasha seemed to be the only one of the two doing damage, though mild the damage was. Clashes of light, and sound of metal upon a hard substance filled her senses, and she couldn't take it. 'End it, Inuyasha'

Meanwhile, Kikyou looked on with tired eyes, though a hint of annoyance was in them. Kagome noticed this, and couldn't help but wonder 'Is she mad that Inuyasha is loosing, or that she has to wait to drag him to hell?'

Personally, she believed the latter. Try though she might, Kagome couldn't get a clean shot on Naraku, lest she hit Inuyasha or Miroku.

As she tried once more to take aim, Miroku stood in her line of fire, staff above head, blocking the tentacle above him.

"Ah!" he cried, and swung his staff, now glowing blue, through the opposing being's tentacle. After his attack, he fell to the floor, clutching his sides. 'The creature's poison still flows through my veins…' Beads of sweat began to form on his brow, as he tried to get up and attack once more.

Miroku was unsuccessful, for that last bit of energy he used to destroy Naraku's arm took a lot out of him. "Miroku!" Sango yelled from the sidelines, blood covering her form "Move!"

The houshi had heard his named being called and looked up above him. Naraku's now large form was advancing on him, while Inuyasha was trying to get back up from the ground on the other side of the clearing. "Miroku!" the hanyou cried, and ran full force towards Naraku, but he was ready for him.

Inuyasha was shot through his already wounded stomach with a large tentacle. This attack did not seem to faze Naraku; it was as if the large arms coming out from his body had lives of their own, and did not need guidance during a fight.

Red liquid stained Inuyasha, as he was dropped to the floor. The tips of his snow white hair were drenched in his blood, and his grip on Tetsusaiga was lessened because of the slippery substance. Naraku began his attack on Miroku, and Inuyasha could only look on with wide eyes. "No!" he cried, and tried to run to save him, but he was to slow.

A cloud of dust filled the air, and the group's site of Naraku disappeared momentarily. 'Oh no' thought Inuyasha, panting heavily and searching through the dust. "Miroku!"

No sooner did the words leave his lips, did the dirt filled air settle down. In the mists of the brown filled atmosphere, a blinding pink light was shining through. His golden orbs widened when he saw who defended the injured monk.

"Kikyou?" The undead miko had formed a shimmering pink barrier around herself and Miroku, blocking and electrifying Naraku's arm. "Ah!" he cried out in pain, as his left arm was purified and disintegrated. "You undead wench!" he cried, trying to regain his control.

Kagome and Sango were in utter shock. "I thought she was not going to assist in this battle" Kagome nodded to Sango's statement. "So did I" But no one was more confused then Inuyasha. 'She…saved him.' Somewhere in his heart, he was praying that this was a sign that she was turning good, that his faith in their love was not hopeless, that Kikyou still had a heart.

Miroku was dragged beside Sango by Kagome, who, after settling him down, grabbed her arrows once again. Before she could take aim, Inuyasha formed the wind scar around Tetsusaiga, and began the battle once more. Kikyou jumped off to the side next to Kagome.

Inuyasha was struck down once more, but he got up swiftly; a new found hope in his injured body. Kagome looked at the women who she resembled so much. Her soft brown eyes stared at the cold emotionless ones, trying to find some reasoning behind her act of kindness.

"Do not look at me like that, girl. I do not need your pitiful hopes of my redemption." Kikyou continued staring at Inuyasha. "Kikyou, why did you save him?" At that moment Inuyasha was struck down once more, hurt more severely. Try though he might, he couldn't get up in time to dodge Naraku's tentacle. But once more, Kikyou had intervened.

She simply shot an arrow between the duelists, giving the fallen hanyou time to get up and begin again. Kagome's eyes widened in shock once more. "You could have let Inuyasha die right now"

"Your thinking of me is all wrong. The only reason I saved that pitiful excuse for a monk was so that everyone Inuyasha holds dear, and who hold him in such rankings as well, shall suffer when they see him die. And only I shall be the one to kill Inuyasha, bring him to hell with me. Not Naraku. This duel is the last thing I shall grant him…he needs to finish what he started, then we will leave. I am only doing this, in a sense, to referee the battle and make sure the outcome is how I please, with Inuyasha alive"

Her heart flared with rage at those words. 'How dare she…how could she be so cold? So selfish of wanting his death? Didn't she once love him?' Kagome's eyes turned from soft to hard in an instant. In the background Kagome could hear Inuyasha's scream, and she automatically looked towards the fight.

He had used the backlash wave upon Naraku, but it turned out that he was just greatly weakened by Tetsusaiga's attack, just as much as Inuyasha.

Naraku, who did not expect such a battle, began to panic. 'What is happening? This was not how it was suppose to be…that undead miko…she purified my arm…damn her. But, with out the loss of my powerful arm, I would be dead.' He had only just survived the backlash wave, for his energy from that purified arm had vanished, causing the energy sent back at him not to be as powerful.

Inuyasha was worn out and wounded. The two rivals stood, staring at each other across the burned and scorched clearing that served as their battle field. The rest stood at the sides, watching, waiting to see who would move first. It was Inuyasha.

He, however, fell to the ground on his knees, holding his sides instead of an attack. Naraku looked triumphant, towering above the fallen form of his enemy. "It seems, that it shall end here, Inuyasha. First you…" he trailed off, and looked to the group. But what he saw there was the most frightening thing that happened during the battle. 'Where is the girl?'

Kagome was gone, no longer in site. Her arrows however, were left behind. His blood red eyes scanned around him, frantically trying to find her. 'Where could she have gone? Could she be preparing to attack? But where…'

Inuyasha and the rest also realized the disappearance of Kagome, though she was not very far.

"I believe it will end Naraku…but you are the one to go first" Naraku swiftly turned around at the sound of her voice, which still held its sweet tone, but more firm. There was Kagome, a pink light completely filling her eyes, engulfing her hands, and her body. An inexistent wind blew her hair about her in a wave of black, like a cape billowing in the wind.

Inuyasha sensed something powerful coming and his instincts were screaming to run to the side; and he listened. Across the clearing was where the others sat, watching the scene as intensely as he.

"No" Naraku's low, deep voice said. 'This is unreal' He stared into the pink void that was Kagome's eyes. The light hurt to look at, but he simply could not take his eyes off of her. Closer and closer she came, the same little speech replaying in her mind 'Sango's family…Miroku's hand…Inuyasha and Kikyou's betrayal….'

'My dreams…have come true' He was scared, terrified for the first time in his life. Naraku was not scared when he spent countless days on the cold floor in a cave, bandaged up. He was not scared when he faced those millions of demons about to devour him. He was never scared of battling Inuyasha. And yet, here he is, scared of a young girl, with a pure soul.

Backed up against the floor, Naraku in his regular form, put up his last bit of energy to fight Kagome. She was unfazed by his attack but began pressing her pink glow onto his force field. Small cuts began to form on her hand, and blood began to spill, but she just bit her lip and continued to push.

'I can't give up'

"Kagome!" Inuyasha cried, as he got up from the floor. He was trying to go help her. Tetsusaiga in hand, he began to walk over to the battle, clenching his teeth from pain. 'I'm coming, just hold on' He didn't get far, before a sharp pain shot through his shoulder. One look down to it showed the tip of a sharp arrow.

Turning around, he came face to face with Kikyou. He completely forgot about his previous mission, and stared only at his former love.

"Come to me, now Inuyasha. It is time"

"Kagome…"

"Forget her Inuyasha! Come with me! Don't you remember your promise?" He nodded, while making his way over to Kikyou.

Kagome was bleeding from her hands once again, but she made no cry of pain. Naraku was almost out of energy, and soon she would be able to fulfill the task so many before her could not. "No" Naraku cried once more, as his barrier fell about him. 'I have lost'

Kagome put her hands over his heart, and looked into his tired, red eyes "Death would be to good for you…I know it" Kagome lit her hands up once more, and engulfed Naraku's body in a pink light. He was prepared to scream, to cry out in pure agony just as he did when Kikyou purified his arm with her arrow.

But he was in no pain. He cracked open his eyes, and looked to the kneeling form above him, glowing brightly. His feet began to turn to dust, and his legs were beginning to disappear. 'Why do I not feel any pain?'

This was how he pictured it in his dreams, but the pain he felt was not there. Kagome's eyes were still pink, and she looked as she did before…angry. Then why was she showing…was it mercy? Did it not seem like she would show none?

His legs were completely gone. "But maybe…"she said to him "You may be able to redeem yourself in another life" Naraku closed his eyes, and disappeared.

But before he did, he said "At least, for now, I can sleep"

The light and wind surrounding Kagome vanished, as she feel to the floor on all fours.

The Shikon Jewel, now purified, lay next to her hand on the ground, reflecting the light of the early morning sun. The pieces around her neck began to glow, calling out to its other half, yearning to be completed once more. She was about to grab it, when a harsh wind blew the fragment out of her nearby reach.

She looked up ahead of her, where Sango and the rest sat wide eyed, wondering what to say and do. Kagome followed there line of vision, and her eyes fell upon Inuyasha, holding on to Kikyou in the mist of a large wind storm. The end of an arrow was visibly sticking out from Inuyasha's shoulder.

What should, or could Kagome do?

"Inuyasha!" she cried, getting up from the floor. Her skirt flew against her thighs, while her shirt and hair flew about her in every direction. His closed eyes opened, and Inuyasha looked at Kagome. His golden orbs were void of anything. Their lids drooped down, and it seemed that he was mustering up much strength just to keep them open.

Kagome tried to fight the hard winds, and was making some progress. 'Will I be able to make it in time?' But what could she do if she did make it?

It seemed she wouldn't find out, for the pair began going under.

~*~*~*~

It felt like ages, but it was only hours since breakfast time, and Sesshoumaru could not find Yuna anywhere. He asked his servants, but they seemed to find silence and a nervously shaking head a good enough answer. She had told him, after quickly eating her meal, that she had a training session and would not be around for sometime.

"You worry too much, Sessie. I wont get caught again…I'm not going far." She had told him in high spirits, though it did little to please him and calm his nerves. Well, it was only a short while since they had been reunited after that terrifying experience. Why would she want to go train so quickly? When he inquired about this, she had an answer for it also.

"I feel a bit shaken, and I do not want the insecurity of knowing I was weak enough to be captured" That was said over 2 and a half hours ago. And so begins his search. Why would she be gone for so long? Even though training sessions usually lasted for about 3 hours, he began to worry when he went to check up on her in the dojo, and found it empty.

That with the silence of the palace staff has added to his ever growing wonder of where she could be. Lord Sesshoumaru made a right turn down another corridor which led to the garden in the back of the palace. He made his way towards it, guessing Yuna decided to train out doors in the forest.

Stepping out into the light, Sesshoumaru blinked at the invading bright colors of the flowers around him. Bees and other insects were swarming around them, trying to gather nectar. The pollen swam around his sensitive nose, but his demon blood prevented him from having any type of allergies.

He did not take more than a couple of steps, before a small figure, mumbling to itself, became visible over the clouds of flowers.

The small toad demon named Jakken, unaccompanied by his usual burden Rin, straighten up at the sight of his master. 'Oh no! I am sure to get in trouble this time!'

"Lord Sesshoumaru! How nice to see you outside on such a lovely day!"

"Where is Rin? Are you not supposed to be watching her out here?" The toad minimized under his stare.

"Yes…but you see Lord Sesshoumaru, the child is very difficult…a-and she is very insistent in what she wants to do…" He began fiddling with his staff, trying to find the right words. "Spit it out Jakken" Sesshoumaru patience was wearing thin, as it usually did with is retainer.

"Well, she wanted to go into the woods, milord, to play in that stream…and, well, see I didn't want to get my new robes wet that you graciously paid for…ahem, yes, well, she…went off on her own and I could not find her."

His eyes became slightly red. Grabbing Jakken by his `new robes' he hoisted him up to his eye level. "You let her wander off in the forest? You incompetent fool! I ask you to watch a child and you fail at such a simple task!" Sesshoumaru let him drop.

"I am sorry My Lord! This Jakken is unworthy of your worst punishments!" Sesshoumaru took a deep breathe and calmed down. The latest stress on his shoulders was beginning to take its toll. "Head back to the palace, now. I shall find her"

And with that, the toad ran away.

Sesshoumaru, who now had another reason to search the woods, walked off into the dense trees. His senses were open, taking in every sound and smell for miles around. Still, no sign of Rin or Yuna.

The trees seemed to close out the sun and get closer together as he ventured further. He even had to talk out Tolkijin and began slicing through the brush. Suddenly, the sound of running water filled his ears, and he knew he was by the stream. Slightly changing his course, he ran off.

It took about a total of 2 minutes before he came to the running water, where the scent of Rin lingered in the air. His nose told him she headed across the water, into the trees beyond it. So that was where he was headed.

He didn't walk far before a disturbing sound filled his ears; sobbing. It was barley above a whisper, but there was a sound of a child crying. His paced quickened, and he pushed his way towards the sound.

Somewhere inside of him, he knew that crying was from Rin.

He ran as fast as he could, closing in towards the voice. The part of the forest he was now in was quite different. `I have never been here before…' But he did not waste his time musing on his simple thoughts. He picked up his pace.

About a half a mile away from the sound, Sesshoumaru ran into a problem. He was running with all his might through the trees, when suddenly he was rebounded by an invisible force. Shot back 20 feet, he regained his compositor and studied the force field.

At once he recognized the ki signature. `Yuna'. Usually, her force fields only kept out demons; she found it humorous for humans to unknowingly disturb her training, and how she would `accidentally' react, claiming she was simply surprised. He never bothered her about this, for he seemed to always be an exception and was allowed to pass.

But not this time.

Why could this be? `Perhaps she is so engrossed in her training, that she doesn't realize it is me she is blocking out' Yes. That was the only logical answer he could find to her strange sense of privacy. But it did not matter to him. Sesshoumaru could easily break through.

With a crack of his energy whip, the force field opened a temporary hole. He passed through just in time, because the opening was closed in a matter of seconds. As soon as he entered, new sounds and scents filled his being. Yuna was defiantly here.

Yet once more, the sound of sobbing grew louder, and he decided to follow that first. He ran through the trees, jumping rocks and avoiding small cliffs here and there. The closer he got towards the center of the energy, the louder the sobbing became.

Sesshoumaru finally got a fix on the scent of the crying; it in fact was Rin. `Just beyond here…' He pushed aside a collection of thick thorn bushes, emerging unscathed into a beautifully bloomed area. Among the bright flowers, which somehow grew in the dark woods, was a small bundle of shaking clothes.

He advanced on the bundle, which shivered under his touch. "Rin?" his smooth voice called. She turned her head up immediately, recognizing the voice. She jumped up so quickly that he didn't even get a good look at her, and she threw herself around his neck.

She sobbed softly into his robes, muttering nonsense words. The great Demon Lord allowed her to lean on him for comfort, waiting for her to collect herself and speak. When this time came, he told her "Let me look at you Rin"

Somewhat unwillingly, she pulled away from him. What met his eyes was a small, beat up child. Rin was sporting a fresh black eye, bloody lip, and what seemed to be an entirely bruised body. Sesshoumaru began to shake with rage. He just barley chocked out "Who"

Rin's eyes, which no matter what circumstance always held a bright gleam, looked down. "Tell me Rin, who did this to you" She simply pointed to a collection of trees in the distance.

Deducing that the culprit was there, he turned back around. Sesshoumaru did not want Rin to see what he was going to do to the creature, but he very well could not leave her alone. So he formed a white cloud at her feet, and told her "Go back to the palace and let Jakken attend to you. I will be back later"

She nodded, and began ascending towards the sky.

Once she was out of view, Sesshoumaru turned back towards the area Rin pointed to. Who could it be? And where was Yuna, and why did she not help out Rin if she was here? Perhaps Yuna was hurt too…

Without another moment to waste, he walked forward…

~*~*~*~

`I can't just let him go now…now after all we have been through' Kagome was too preoccupied with her struggle to shed tears. Inuyasha was in the arms of Kikyou, who began to form a white light at their feet. Try though Kagome might, she could not keep up with the pace of the swallowing light.

`I won't make it! I won't be able to grab onto him, not let him go!' With these words in her head, Kagome's struggle weakened. Never before did her spirit break in times of hardships, but here she was, and her spirit was failing her. Maybe it was because Kikyou still had a part of it.

Whatever the reason was, Kagome weakened. The white light engulfed Inuyasha and Kikyou, and the wind began to die down.

With the winds weaker, she was now able to run. Kagome got to where Inuyasha was previously standing. All that was there now, was a small crater in the earth.

Kagome jumped into it immediately, unable to fight back her tears any longer. "Inuyasha!" she cried, and began to dig into the earth.

Her nails were filled with dirt and mud, and the brown substance began to stain her clothes and knees. Kagome's hair was whipping in the dirt, the midnight locks spoiled. She continued to dig.

"Inuyasha!" she cried loudly once more. But she softly said "Don't leave me…"

The group, now gathered around the hole in the ground, looked down upon Kagome with sorrow filled eyes. They missed their friend already, but they grieved for the one still here even more. The monk, the demon slayer, the neko and the kitsune cried silent tears.

Sango, who had grabbed onto the jewel as it flew back to her during the wind storm, was holding it in her grasp. Where her strength came from to move over to the ditch was unknown; the same said for Miroku.

They felt that they needed to be there for Kagome, though they could do nothing but look on as she continued to dig.

Tears made clean paths along her dirtied face, as Kagome dug with her hands. Why she was doing this, she did not know. `Its my fault…I should have tried harder…if I wasn't so weak…Oh Inuyasha…."

Suddenly, her digging came to a halt as her fingers came in contact with a hard substance. She whipped her eyes and sniffled back her tears, as she pulled out of the ground the object in her way. Tetsusiaga.

Miroku, who was steadily recovering from the poison and injuries thanks to his medicine, gasped as he watched the old, beaten up sword be pulled from the ground. The group looked on with wide eyes, wondering how or why Inuyasha's sword was left behind.

Kagome held it in her hands, looking at it as though it was Inuyasha himself.

When she unsheathed it, it did not transform; she didn't expect it to. And what she didn't expect either, was the silver grey mist that came out of Tetsusiaga's sheath. The mist swirled above her hands for a moment and then entered her mouth. Kagome unbeknownst to what was happening waited to see if the mist would some how cause her harm.

Slight warmth filled her body, and her heart seemed a little bit fuller. What can this be?

"Your…your soul, Kagome" a small, quiet Shippo piped up. Kagome turned her sorrowful eyes upon him, and nodded slowly in agreement. Her soul was back inside her.

She sheathed Tetsusiaga, and stood up slowly.

Kagome looked above her into the eyes of her companions. Sango was the first to speak, trying to shed some light onto her woebegone friend.

"Well Kagome, you have your soul back completely. Isn't that a good thing?"

She did not answer right away, but simply looked down at the sword in her hands. "Then why do I feel so alone…so empty….so betrayed?"

~*~*~*~

His bare feet made no sound on the forest floor, which help give him the benefit of a surprise confrontation. Sesshoumaru pushed aside branch after branch as quietly as he could, approaching the heart of the forest, and the center of the ki.

Anxiety was building up in him, but he kept his slow pace. Minutes passed and he did not make a sound, all the while traveling until he came to a water fall. There was a large river at the end of the fall, surrounded by trees on either side. There was no light, no sign of life, and no sign of Yuna or the supposed invader.

His nose, however, told him different. A strong scent was coming from behind the waterfalls, and although he could not put his finger on it, he decided to go check it out any way. Forming a small, weak impermeable force field around himself, he stepped through the water and into a cavern.

Water dripped from the moss covered ceiling, splashing on the clean perfection that was Sesshoumaru. He could not count on stealth any longer, for there were puddles covering the floor and there was no way to avoid them. So he simply walked through them, following the winding corridors of the cavern.

It was about 10 minutes into the cave before he came upon the last camber. He saw the firelight reflecting on the cave walls, and was sure that was where the inhabitants were. Trying to regain his stealth approach, he tip toed around the corner.

His golden eyes widened at what he saw. It took a while for him to realize what he was witnessing, but when it hit him his orbs narrowed and turned blood red.

Yuna was there, although she was not alone. She sat upright and naked upon an equally naked Haru, black wings spread across the floor. The rocked back and forth together in sync, while Yuna cried out in short, passionate gasps.

They seemed so preoccupied with their love making, they failed to notice the demon lord, watching the entire scene. A small growl was admitted from his throat as he watched Haru's clawed hands roam his property. That small growl was just enough for them to turn their heads, shocked at who they saw.

Yuna got up immediately, but did not bother to cover herself. Her green eyes turned to her lover, who looked back. He did not look as scared as he should have. This bothered Sesshoumaru, for the demon general should be frightened of his commanding officer; but he was not.

Haru was watching Yuna, waiting for her to make the first move. "Well, isn't this a surprise?" her voice drawled out. Yuna got up into a more comfortable position.

"Truthfully, my plan was for you to find out later on…I bet that brat of a girl told…" She seemed to smile as she thought of Rin. "I thought my punishments were enough to keep her quite…"

Sesshoumaru was stiff; he could not believe his ears.

Yuna began to walk slowly over to him; Haru stayed behind, holding his scythes in a menacing way. Sesshoumaru's hand went automatically to reach for Tolkijin, but Yuna was a step ahead.

She called out for the sword with her powers, and it came to her hand. "Oh, now Sessie…we wouldn't want any of this now would we?" her voice held mocking. Yuna's naked form continued toward him; Sesshoumaru stood still, preparing for a battle that seemed would come.

"I guess our plans for power shall be moved up, Haru." The demon general smiled as Yuna looked back to him. Sesshoumaru had heard enough.

He was fast, but Yuna was faster. Her head whipped around and her eyes were glowing violet. She shot the Demon Lord back against the hard cave wall. Sesshoumaru was being flattened against the force of her mind, and soon enough the walls began to crumble underneath his body, making his outline evident on the stone.

Yuna seemed to find this not enough, so she sent mind crushing waves at him; Haru was evilly chuckling in the background.

Sesshoumaru bit back the urge to cry out in pain, as the force seemed to crush his mind. He was an inch from unconsciousness, as he slid down the side of the wall. He was looking at Yuna through half open eyes.

Never before has he felt so alone…so empty…so betrayed…

He closed his eyes and his world went black.

End Chapter 9

Fox- yay! I fought that evil inspiration napping bug! Though I think I could have done better on this chapter, this was all I could squeeze out of me…im terribly sorry for it and its long delay…though I hope you like it all the same…I know the spelling is terrible, I just cant find the will to go back and check it…maybe in a day or two ill fix it…who knows….

Innyubabe4e- well, besides that, the whole story line did a big turn! I never saw that coming…!! At least we know why Yuna was beating up Rin…to keep her affair a secret…but what does she mean about their quest for power? And poor Kagome! And idiotic Inuyasha…

Fox- I know…well this is just where the real story begins…I just did all of those other 8 chapters to get rid of characters that people might ask where they are in the story….but now I can say proudly they all died! Woo hoo!

Innyubabe4e- yay tourture and violence!

Fox- lol yepp….soo please all you readers out there…help me wn back my inspiration and review! Review like this stry depended on it!