InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Secrets of the Shinju (Part II): Tortured Soul ❯ Broken Spirit ( Chapter 12 )

Chapter Twelve

Broken Spirit

Miroku walked back out of the castle with his arm still around Kohaku. They approached InuYasha slowly. "InuYasha, I need to speak with you." He glanced at Sango and finished "Sango you should hear this too." They both approached Miroku with questions in their eyes.

"We will be traveling with Sesshoumaru. He is going to help us find Naraku." InuYasha immediately stepped towards Miroku, "I'm not traveling anywhere with him, we don't need his help." He looked towards the castle and then turned and started walking away. "InuYasha, we must get to Naraku now. He has Kagome."

InuYasha stopped dead in his tracks and turned slowly to face Miroku. His face first had a look of shock that was quickly replaced by rage. "How long have you known about this?" He growled at the monk. "I have known since she brought Kohaku and Kilala to me. She insisted that we get to Sesshoumaru first. He carries the shinju inside of him, and he needs to be informed of that. We will also need his help to locate Naraku." He quickly looked away hoping to avoid any other questions, but he wasn't so lucky.

"Was she okay when you saw her?" Miroku looked at InuYasha. "She held some injuries." He tried to turn away but InuYasha grabbed him. "What kind of injuries?" Miroku only stared at his friend.

Then InuYasha turned to Kohaku. "Did he harm Kagome?" Kohaku looked up at Miroku then back to InuYasha. Remembering Kagome's description of InuYasha he thought it would be best to avoid telling him the truth. "Kagome is strong and she will be fine." InuYasha became enraged and again asked the boy the question. Kohaku looked down at his feet.

"Yes, when she protected me he hurt her." He looked at the boy closely. "What did he do to her?" Kohaku tried to turn away but InuYasha grabbed his shoulders. "He put a burn mark on her that allows him to subdue her powers. He was going to harm me and Kagome put up a barrier." He took a breath, the scene again running through his mind. "He stabbed her with a dagger that began to glow with her powers." A tear escaped Kohaku's eyes. "She didn't let go the barrier until he left." Kohaku began to sob, and Sango rushed to him. InuYasha felt intense rage rush though him, and then suddenly felt tears stinging his eyes.

He turned towards the castle and looked at Sesshoumaru who had come out and stood watching the scene between the humans. Sesshoumaru prepared himself for an attack from his younger brother but was surprised when InuYasha took only a few steps towards him and then spoke in a defeated voice. "How could you let Naraku take Kagome?" He noticed the tears in his half brothers eyes before he broke into a run through the forest. The other humans and the young demon cub quickly got on the large cat and took off following InuYasha. Sesshoumaru took to the sky following his brother and the humans he traveled with.

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Kagome awoke and found that some of her strength had returned. She looked around and was relieved that she was alone. She stood and began walking around looking things over. There was a large window and she looked outside. It was still light out but the sun was setting. She heard a noise behind her and turned to see Naraku. He walked towards her slowly. "Did you enjoy your nap?" She backed up to the window, wishing it weren't so far to the ground. He came to her and put his arm around her shoulder. "Come back to the bed, you haven't had enough rest yet." She cringed at his touch, but didn't have the strength to fight him. He moved her towards the bed and he sat down, pulling her to him. She tried to pull away from him, but he held her tightly against him.

He moved his hand inside her robe and felt the wound that was still there. She winced in pain and he gazed into her eyes a look of pleasure taking over him. His hand began to move up her body and she slapped his face. He pulled back from her and then stood dragging her with him grabbing her hair roughly. "Bitch!" He hissed at her. "You will regret doing that." He looked at her for a long moment and then smiled. "I have tried everything to break you. You have a strong spirit, priestess. I like that very much." He shoved her to the bed and turned away. "I finally think I know what will get to you." He left her alone in the room and she curled up on the bed.

Some time later he reentered the room. "There is someone who would like to meet you." He said and walked towards the bed. She moved to the opposite side trying to keep her distance from him. He smiled at her and got on the bed himself so that he could reach her. "I didn't realize you wanted me to join you." He said in a menacing tone. He grabbed her leg and pulled her towards him while she struggled to escape him. He tightened his grasp and pulled her swiftly across the bed, and put his full weight on top of her straddling her to the bed. He grabbed both of her hand and pinned them to the down and leaned close to her face. He took in her scent and then spoke into her ear. "We can play later; right now Hitomi would like to finally meet you. You have been quite the thorn in her side, you know." He pulled her roughly off of the bed and pushed her through the door.

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InuYasha finally stopped running, his emotions taking over him. He slowed slightly and the others were able to catch up to him. "InuYasha stop!" Miroku shouted to him. Kilala moved near the ground. Miroku jumped off and went to InuYasha, who was now near tears. Sesshoumaru too landed and watched the scene with interest. His brother had always been impulsive and would attack without giving thought to consequences. The very fact that his brother cared so much for the human to react the way he did, took the demon lord by surprise. He too gave brief thought to the time he had spent with her. Again he felt a pang of guilt, not sure if the stories the child had told him were true. The thought of the girl being tortured did not sit well with him. Though he would not admit it to the humans he was traveling with, he too desired to retrieve her from Naraku.

Miroku laid his hand on InuYasha's shoulder. "InuYasha, Kagome is a very strong person. She will fight Naraku off and we will save her." He looked at the monk and then looked at his brother, his face filling with hate. The monk tightened his grip on the half demon and began to speak in a soothing voice. "Not now InuYasha, fighting will only delay us and we need to get to her." His words soaked in and InuYasha nodded and turned away.

Sesshoumaru spoke up "I trained the priestess to use many of her powers; She should be adequately prepared to defend and heal herself." Miroku looked at Sesshoumaru and moved towards him. He glanced back at Sango and motioned for her to go to InuYasha. She did and the monk began to speak in a low voice. "Kagome sent us to you first. She discovered that the shinju is inside of you and wanted to make sure you were protected." The demon scoffed at the words and the monk became angry.

"Naraku told her that he planned to come after the child you have with you, and Kagome did not want that. She insisted we come here first to protect the child and the shinju." He looked back to make sure InuYasha was out of ear shot and continued. "When Kagome came to me she was badly wounded. She held bruises over her entire body. Her skin was pale and she looked as though she could die at any moment. Not to mention that her clothes were soaked in her own blood. Clearly she isn't able to heal or defend herself." He stared the demon down.

Sesshoumaru held onto his emotionless demeanor, though hearing such a description of the girl's welfare enraged him. If what the monk said was true then she either couldn't use her powers or she refused to use them.

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Naraku stood with a smile on his face. Finally he had broken the priestess. She sat in front of a mirror, Hitomi at her side, crying. She attempted to look away on numerous occasions but the demoness wouldn't allow it. He watched with glee as she ran her fingers across the mirror her spirit broken as she watched the images Hitomi played for her.