InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Snow White and the Seven 'Dwarfs'...Sort of ❯ A Crown of Flowers ( Chapter 32 )

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

AN: And welcome to my 50th chapter ever written! I’ve been working on this story...about a year now and with my other fic this will be the 50th chapter I’ve ever written in fanfiction so I tried to make it special. Hope you all enjoy it.

Neko Jer- Thanks. I wasn’t sure about going that way, thank God it came out ok. (I figured I needed more ‘mirror, mirror’ stuff since this is a rewrite of Snow White) And yes, Sesshomaru has fallen from grace and had relations (‘relations’, always wanted to use that...) with a human female. (Though it’s also meant to be assuring himself and Jakotsu of his manliness, coolness, and most importantly straightness, hehe.) Don’t worry about the coffee, I didn’t notice. Thanks for reviewing.

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Kagome’s Girl- You think so? Thanks, always nice hearing that from someone other then myself. Bragging aside, I’m glad the Jakotsu’s sword joke came off ok. I wanted Jakotsu to say something perverted and stupid but I wasn’t sure if that fit. But it did so yay me. And don’t be so amazed, I’m surprised I made him hold out this long, he doesn’t seem like the type to deny himself (...hey, that just gave me a really good idea on bringing them closer together...) Thanks for prayer, now let’s see if it works.

HalfDemonMica- Sorry, I didn’t want to show her as a total bitch the entire story. (And besides, you’ll see why I did that when I finally explain her story.) And hey, you knew Kikyo had to find out sooner or later that Kagome was alive. Wouldn’t be a story without that part. And actually, I do live to write evil cliffhangers now that you mention it. It’s my favorite way of annoying people. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this very special chapter. (And I hope you enjoy the even worse cliffhanger at the end of this chapter. Mwhahaha.)

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Mischievous-Angel- Yes, well you know how I love mean cliffhangers. There isn’t a better way to end a chapter in my opinion. (Mwhahaha.) And you better make sure you stay alive. Hope you enjoy the 50th chapter!

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And finally, my 50th chapter ever written...chapter 33 (33!) Of Snow White and the Seven ‘Dwarfs’...Sort of.

Disclaimer- I don’t own Inuyasha, I don’t own Snow White, I don’t own Seven and I don’t own Fifty. I just like twisting them to fit my warped plot ideas.



Kikyo-

The world seemed to stop for Kikyo as strange events, unexpected questions, and wary feelings she couldn’t quite place fit together now like the pieces of a puzzle. Naraku’s careful looks and words, why her bitch of a stepdaughter’s heart didn’t look quite right, and why all the rumors just weren’t exactly the ones she carefully planned.
One of her most trusted servants had betrayed her, and with Yura’s talk of Kagome being with a group how many other things had he failed in also or lied to her about?
By now, Yura was standing quietly in a corner, terrified of the power surrounding Kikyo that had the potential to fry her alive within a few feet.
Kikyo slammed the little girl into the wall, ignoring her as she slipped to the floor to lay in an unmoving heap, and she focused only on Yura cowering against the wall.
“Who else was there?” she demanded and Yura let out a chocked sob when the heat of her power started to burn her skin. “WHO WAS THERE?” she yelled and Yura’s cries turned louder with the suddenly flare of her power.
“There were seven of them all together, four women and three men.” Yura forced out and almost cried in relief when Kikyo started to back away slightly. “They didn’t call each other by name expect once, where the wench you call Kagome yelled a warning to a woman named Sango.”
Kikyo felt her rage expend. Sango? That bitch was suppose to be dead! She had watched Naraku send the demons after her and the boy herself!
She growled when she realized who must of lied to her also. Kanna...
“Keep talking!” she snapped.
Yura closed her eyes as she tried to remember, “One female was a red haired wolf demon. The other was a strong human girl.”
Ayame, Kikyo thought, another one she trusted Naraku to take care of. She didn’t know who the human could be, but with her luck it would turn out to be some child Naraku swore he ‘killed’ to.
“The three males...one was a monk. The other was a cocky black haired wolf demon, and the last one was one I swear was a lighting demon, but the last one that lived in the North died several years ago.”
Kikyo paused, scowling. She was sure she had killed Miroku, Kouga, and Hiten.
Kanna must of had something to do with that to, the little bitch.
She turned around and glared hatefully at the tiny white body that littered her floor. When she first found out about Kanna, she was positive she would be a good investment in her plans. But with all her trouble and rebelling...maybe she should just cut her losses and take what she could.
But first she had to deal with Naraku...
She smiled cruelly as he swung through the revolving wall, landing gracefully on her bed with a smirk. “Good afternoon love.” he purred, stretching himself out on the mattress seductively.
She gestured carelessly and he was instantly tied spread eagle to the bed, unable to move. He grinned at first, thinking she was in a playful mood but his smile turned to a low moan of pain when her miko power started to melt his skin.
“Leave. I will call on you later.” Kikyo told Yura coldly and she rushed out of the room, glad to leave. Kikyo slowly walked towards the table she placed the box with Kagome’s ‘heart’ proudly on, picking it up and flicking the lid back to see the blackened rotting flesh inside.
“Naraku.” she said evenly and he finally had the uneasy feeling something was wrong. She sat down beside him on the bed, and sliced her nails infused with her power quickly down his chest, enjoying his scream of pain. “Did you believe I would never find out how you betrayed me?” she asked with a calm she wasn’t feeling.
“Kikyo, I would never-“ his sentence ended in a scream of pain as she slashed her nails down his inner thigh.
“Shut up.” she said roughly. “I know Kagome and a hell of a lot of other people I ordered you to kill are alive.” she hissed.
“Please, let me explain-“
She raked her nails down his shoulder next, taking the heart out of the box carefully, listening gleefully to a symphony of his cried pains.
“There will be no explaining Naraku, only punishment.” Kikyo told him coldly, filling the heart with all the power it could hold and slammed it down onto his chest.
The dead muscle sat burning on his body as his screams rocked the castle.

Later

After a long and tiring session Kikyo believed Naraku had enough. She only wanted to cause him pain after all, not kill him.
...Not yet anyway.
She released the miko powered restraints on him and he whimpered in relief.
“Take a bath.” she ordered and he painfully got up to crawl to the hot springs to wash that ash and soot off him as she eyed the blood and sweat covered linens. Maybe it hadn’t been such a good idea to punish him on her bed...
“Yura!” she yelled and the woman reluctantly walked back into the room from where she had been waiting outside.
“My Queen?” she asked formally that sounded ridiculous with her high pitched voice.
“Summon Urasue to me. Tell her I need a way to control Kanna without redoing the process unless she has a quicker way of doing it.” she commanded and Yura hurried to do her bidding.
Kikyo lazily watched Naraku bathe, gritting his teeth when soap seeped into his wounds and stung him. He caught her watching him and sent her a pathetic face.
“I really am sorry I betrayed you Kikyo.” he whispered.
She raised a brow. “I’m sure you are now.”
He ducked once under the water, cleaning the soap off his body and crawled to her, every wound and burn standing out on his pale skin like blood on snow.
“Please, forgive me. You know I would give my life for yours.” he said softly rubbing his face into her legs.
She sighed and gently stroked his hair, deciding to forgive him.
Besides, now she would have the pleasure of killing that bitch and all her little friends herself.
“Go back in the tub baby and let me wash your hair for you.” she cooed and he happily slid back in, purring as her fingers rubbed soap into his hair,
She looked up as Urasue and Yura entered, still massaging her fingertips in Naraku’s scalp.
“Finally you showed up.” she scolded Urasue and the old woman flushed red in shame, bowing low.
“Forgive me my queen for my late arrival, I had to find what you requested.”
Kikyo raised a brow as she motioned for Naraku to duck in the water. “And did you?” she asked.
Urasue paused. “Well my queen I couldn’t find what you asked for exactly but I found something close to it.” she reached into her robes and pulled out a wreath of dying, white, flowers.
“I have enchanted this wreath to force Kanna under your complete control if you decide to recreate her. These flowers will replace the ones she has now, the only link to her old life.”
Kikyo pursed her lips as she thought. “Now that I remember that old fool Midoriko gave her those flowers right before I found Kanna, correct? I didn’t care enough to try to take them away from her, she made such a fuss. Is that all that’s caused her bad behavior?”
Urasue nodded. “Yes, at first that’s all she needed to remember her old life and the strength to fight your control. But by now the flower’s influence over her has grown so strong she would be able to disobey you even without them. That’s why we need to start over and place these on her head this time.” she gestured to the ugly white flowers. “The only problem is this won’t last long. She’ll only be under your control for about a month and then she’ll stop functioning completely. Is that what you want my queen?”
Kikyo thought for a moment. Kanna was useful for some things. But in a month she would have control of Japan and then soon the entire world. And with her goal accomplished what would she need a fortune teller then for? Party tricks? No, a month of total service to her would be enough.
She nodded, “Very well. Just like last time then?” she asked.
Urasue nodded as well. “Just as last time my queen.”
Kikyo stood up, taking the flower wreath Urasue offered to her and picking up a dagger laying on a chest.
She narrowed her eyes at the white figure still crumbled on the floor, approaching her like a predator stalking her prey.
“Put the wreath on as soon as possible my queen so the soul doesn’t get away.” Urasue reminded helpfully.
Kikyo nodded distantly, focused on Kanna. Gently she kneeled down next to the little girl and rolled her over onto her back.
When she expected to see closed eyes she met Kanna’s defiant eyes, her mirror glowing in her small hands.
Kikyo growled. “You fucking bitch!” she cried out, snatching the reflected glass away from her. The glow instantly faded and Kikyo raised her arm high above her head.
And still, Kanna wouldn’t close her eyes to her, forcing Kikyo to watch the light in them fade slowly as she stabbed her repeatedly over and over again.
Quickly Kikyo yanked her head up by the hair, tossing the flowers crowning her head off like trash and slamming the dead ones on her. Briefly, the flowers glowed sinisterly, before they quieted and left only a slight red tint behind.
Kikyo threw the dagger covered in clay away, clapping her hands free of the earth that had dried into dust. She dragged the body inside Kanna’s small room, throwing in her mirror carelessly, knowing it wouldn’t break.
She brushed her hands again, stepping on Kanna’s pure white flowers gleefully.
“Just like last time.” she murmured before turning her back on the pile of wet clay and drying mud splattered on the floor.
“It should take a few days for the spell to take full effect and to make her soul forget.” Urasue said to break the silence.
Kikyo smiled evilly. “And that gives us just enough time to begin my new plan.”


Kanna’s Soul-

“Midoriko!” a little girl cried out as soon as she saw the miko queen.
The woman opened her arms and let the girl run into them, spinning her around. “Kanna!” she said happily setting her down. “I’m so sorry I haven’t been by lately.”
“It’s ok Midoriko, I’m just glad you’re finally here!” Kanna grinned widely.
The miko stroked the girl’s hair lovingly. “How have you been? No one’s been bothering you, right honey?” she asked.
“No, no one’s bothered me at all since you told them off.” she kicked at a pile of broken flowers. “The only thing I can’t do is make a flower crown like you showed me.” she grumbled.
Midoriko laughed softly and sat down, her skillfully fingers finding the best flowers and weaving them into a circle, showing Kanna once again.
The little girl frowned as she twisted the stems into a knot. “I’m never going to get this.” she said glumly.
Midoriko laughed again and set her own crown of pure white flowers on Kanna’s dark head. “You will soon, but until then you can wear mine.”
Kanna smiled, touching the flowers on her head gently. “Midoriko...I’ve told you how grateful I am, right? If it hadn’t been for you I would probably be dead...or worse, bitter and hateful.” Kanna whispered.
Midoriko gently rubbed her shoulder. “Don’t worry about it, just promise me you’ll remember something.” she said solemnly and Kanna looked up at her. “No one can force you to be bitter, or hateful, or even evil. It’s a choice, and one I never want you to make. You could have the worst gifts imaginable, or come from the vilest parents in the history of our world and you can still be good.”
Kanna nodded rapidly. “I’ll remember. No matter what.” she promised.
Midoriko laughed again and kissed her on the head. “Good. I have to go now, but I promise next week I’ll come and bring Kagome with me. She’s a little younger then you, but you’ll love her.” Midoriko assured her.
Kanna’s eyes lit up. “I’d love to see her.” she said shyly.
Midoriko grinned and got up. “It’s a date then.” she ruffed Kanna’s hair lovingly. “Keep safe baby.” she told her and turned around to her horse after one last hug.
Kanna went back to practice her wreath making when her mirror started to glow and her head started to pound. Quickly she grabbed the glass and watched in horror as events destined to take place unless something changed flashed across the reflected surface.
Her beloved Midoriko, being consumed by demons.
Her husband and her king murdered.
And her daughter Kagome...
She looked up and opened her mouth to shout to Midoriko, to come back and see the future in her mirror but before she got a chance to a hand clamped over her mouth and slammed her small body into a larger, stronger one.
She gasped when she felt a horrible pain pierce her chest and then...blackness.
And the rest of her memories faded in the same moment.

Kanna, while Kikyo was Punishing Naraku

Kanna’s eyes popped open but she was careful not to move, to make Kikyo think she was still knocked out. She slowly curled her body to block the glow from her mirror and watched in it her death, knowing she didn’t have much time left before Kikyo would get bored with Naraku and finish her. She wrote a note to Kagome on the mirror, muting the bright glow for the letter to seep through the glass in paper form. She slid it under the door of her room, knowing Kagome would find it and closed her eyes to send her spirt to the dwarf’s.
She materialized on their dining table once more, ignoring the shocked looks, dropped jaws, and partially eaten food as she looked at Kagome.
“Listen to me quickly!” she begged. “In Kikyo’s room there is a painting of heaven and hell. You need to destroy what is in those rooms except for your mother’s dagger!”
“My mother’s dagger?” Kagome asked, still dazed by her sudden appearance.
“Yes, you have to listen, you can’t trust me after this moment! You must destroy what is in the room of the devil, that is the only way to weaken Kikyo enough to kill her.” Kanna quickly explained. “And before I leave...I want to apologize for your mother’s death. It’s my fault.” she whispered.
Kagome gasped. “But...how?”
“She was taking you to meet me the day of her death, but she didn’t know Kikyo had already killed me and was waiting for my new clay body to dry before using me. If she hadn’t wanted me to see you...”
“Stop it.” Kagome said firmly. “It is not your fault with Kikyo did. And if she had killed you...wait you were dead?” Kagome asked, Kanna’s words just processing in her head.
Kanna nodded, “Yes. Kikyo had me killed and brought back by her servant Urasue because she thought she could control me that way. My family is dead and I had no friends, your mother was all I had.” she said sadly.
Kagome blinked before shaking her head. “Well if you were dead it wasn’t your fault. Don’t you dare blame yourself!” she snapped.
Kanna smiled slightly. “You’re just like your mother Princess Kagome.” she murmured softly. She looked around the table at all the people she had helped bring together to stop Kikyo, pride and happiness filling her heart. “It was a honor to meet all of you, and I pray I will again. But it will not be in this lifetime, for the next time you see me I truly will be dead.” she closed her eyes briefly. “Kikyo is coming. Goodbye to all of you, and know that I pray for your victory.” Her form faded rapidly “Good luck.” she whispered one last time.
And she was gone.

Kagome, Several Days Later

I wiped the sweat off my forehead thanking Kami my sword training was done for the day. (Kaede had heard rumors of a village somewhere in the south that were growing weary of Kikyo’s rule. She had gone to see if they could be brought to our side. She had warned me before she left to keep up training while she was gone and I was worried she would find out if I hadn’t practiced.) It would be noon soon, and the dwarfs would be home for the lunch that I hadn’t even started yet.
I sighed and sheathed my sword, brushing off remains of the latest Kikyo dolls I had destroyed as I walked to the cottage. Shippo had asked for fish and rice today...
I stopped when I heard cursing voices pushing their way through the forest, complaining about how fucking hard it was to get here and how much of a moron one man was.
“-seriously Jakotsu, why the hell did you offer him that?”
“I know, do you have a death wish or something?” another one asked.
“It didn’t even make sense.”
“I am still here.” another one growled and I gasped when I saw Sesshomaru and Rin emerge from the woods.
I grinned and threw my arms around Rin, “Rin! Lord Sesshomaru! You’re finally back!” I cried out, happy to see them. It must of been at least a month since they left...
I drew back, scowling at them. “And what happened to you? You told me you would be gone for a few days.” I pointed out and then rolled my eyes at Sesshomaru. “Inuyasha is ready to kill you for leaving him with Kikyo for so long.” I said dryly.
He lifted a brow in a that icy regal way I’d missed seeing. “He may try.”
Rin chuckled and drew me to where serval men stood waiting nervously at the start of the woods. “Kagome. I want you to meet Seven.”
I looked at her, my face forming into a smile, “You found them?” I asked.
“Well, I have five of them, two or three of them turned traitor, they can’t decide on the number.” she said, rolling her eyes slightly.
At her wave the men stepped forward and I had to keep myself from drooling at some of the really cute ones.
“Seven, this is Kagome, one of our allies.” Rin announced and I bowed slightly in respect.
The first one in line, (one of the hot ones I was trying not to drool over) stepped forward and bowed back, his braid falling over his shoulder. “I am Bankotsu.” he said and I tried not to faint at the sexy way he said his name.
The next man in line, a feminine one I almost mistook for a woman bowed next. “I’m Jakotsu, but all my lovers call me get-back-in-bed-you-sexy-beast.” he stated proudly and winked at Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru growled slightly and Bankotsu hit Jakotsu across the head so Sesshomaru wouldn’t have to do it and ‘accidently’ knock it off.
A man with red streaks going up his face (Another hot one, why couldn’t I have a group of hot guys I needed to find? Lucky Rin...) bowed impeccably. “I am Renkotsu.” he said in one of those most amazing voices I have ever heard.
And finally the last man stepped up, someone who looked rather harmless but what did I know?, and bowed as well. “I am called Suikotsu.” he said. (Ah, he was ok looking. Kinda cute in that safe, sweet way.)
I nodded once more to all of them. “I’m glad to meet you all. Would you like to come inside and have something to eat? The other dwarf’s should be here soon.” I eyed some cuts one a few of the men’s faces. “I also have some healing cream if you want that as well.” I offered.
They accepted gratefully, all of us walking into the house. I got the cream for them and started lunch, listening to Rin as she filled me in on what happened while she was gone.
“Jakotsu is gay?” I asked while I fried the fish.
“Yeah and he offered his ‘sword’ to Sesshomaru when he found out we were looking for the Tetsusaiga.”
I laughed, just imagining Sesshomaru’s expression. “And he’s still alive?”
Rin bit her lip, turning her eyes away. “Well...he did get distracted by something.”
I looked at her, having a feeling of what that something was. “Oh?”
But before she could open her mouth, Shippo bounced in, followed by all the other dwarfs.
“Kagome!” he cried happily, “Did you make lunch yet?”
I grinned at Rin who was being totally ignored for food. “Yeah, and guess what? Rin and Sess are back with the Seven members.”
Shippo stopped jumping for a split second before starting again, this time in front of Rin. “Rin! You’re home! It’s been so long! I want to meet the Seven guys!” he said eagerly.
I looked at the other dwarf’s waiting impatiently. I jerked my head towards the dining room. “They’re waiting in there.” I said and they all walked through the door, a few trying to steal some fish as they passed.
I loaded the fish and rice onto a plate and walked into the dining room where the Dwarf’s and Seven members were getting to know each other better and explain how so any people they believed were dead were really alive.
So we sat down, passed around the food, ate, talked, answered each other questions, all was merry and blah, blah, blah.
I don’t mean to sound flip, it really was great to have such major allies talk and get along with each other. But I was still uneasy about Kanna. I had a bad feeling something had happened to her.
And something was bothering me about Sesshomaru to. He was bound to be upset he hadn’t found the Tetsusaiga, but I’d never seen him so lost in thought.
But then I saw him glance at Rin and assured myself he was finally getting off his ass and doing something about the heat between them.

Sesshomaru

Sesshomaru studied Rin under his eyelashes, still wondering just what it was about her. He had been with her almost a month and the more he got to know her the more he wanted her. She wasn’t at all like other females he had met, all of them wanting a ring from the great Lord of the West. Rin...Rin didn’t seem to care about any of that. He cursed himself for sounding weak and foolish but it seemed like she saw him for...him. Just a man. Just a demon.
Just Sesshomaru.
But any relationship would be catastrophic, if he felt this way now about her could these feelings grow worse? Despite how ever Rin saw him he was Lord Sesshomaru of the West, he couldn’t get tied up with the wrong woman.No matter how sweet she tasted.
A slight growl escaped just remembering that kiss. Rin’s lips, her mouth, her taste was everything he imagined it to be. And just recalling the memory of how her flushed lips from his kiss looked under the moonlight made him want to do it again. And again. And on different places, in different locations under different lighting.
But he couldn’t.
...but why not?
Sesshomaru’s lips pursed in thought. He was Lord Sesshomaru of the West, he had never denied himself anything that wouldn’t hurt his country. Why should he start now? He wanted Rin, why shouldn’t he have her?
Sesshomaru took a slow careful sip of his drink, still looking Rin over. He didn’t believe he had a heart, so he wouldn’t have to ‘protect’ it against Rin, and even if it did work he would be able to keep his distance from Rin. Just a few nights of pleasure for both of them, until this strange yearning for her faded.
The corner of his lip curled slightly upwards as he started to plan how to get Seven’s newest leader warming his bed.

Kagome

“Yo!” a voice called out and I couldn’t keep a smile from spreading across my face.
“Inuyasha!” I called back, “Come in and eat, I saved some food for you!” I yelled and watched as he stomped in.
His mouth was practically drooling for the food I held out to him, but when he saw Sesshomaru sitting there and quietly eating he scowled.
“”You! You bastard, it’s ‘bout time you got here! Do you know how long you left me with that bitch? A month!” he yelled at his brother. “Twenty eight days, fourteen hours and thirty five seconds of Kikyo!” he complained.
“This is Inuyasha?” Jakotsu asked, his eyes revolving over Inuyasha hungrily.
Inuyasha narrowed his eyes suspiciously, “Who wants to know?” he asked.
“OH!” Jakotsu screamed, causing all the demons to hold their ears painfully. “YOU ARE SO CUTE!” He squealed, jumping up out of his seat and rushing him, his hands outstretched towards him.
“Get away from me, you sick freak!” Inuyasha cried, rushing away from him.
“But you’re so adorable! You’re cuter then your big brother! I just want to take you and rub you all over until your back leg jerks like a puppy!” he cooed.
“You touch me and you’re dead!” Inuyasha warned, jumping over chairs and tables to get away from him.
“But how can I not? Your pretty hair, those cute, cute cute ears! Those golden eyes-“
”Eyes.” Sesshomaru murmured, his own eyes slightly widening.
Rin glanced at him. “Jakotsu!” she called out but he was already chasing Inuyasha outside.
She groaned, got up and chased after them, Seven and the dwarfs following her.
“Jakotsu! Leave him alone!” she called out and he stopped, pouting.
Inuyasha rushed behind her, shuddering in disgust. “He almost touched me.” he groaned.
“Shut up.” Sesshomaru told his brother roughly, grabbing his head and peering deep into his eyes.
Inuyasha tried to jerk away but Sesshomaru held fast and Inuyasha had no choice but to stand there, his brother looking in his eyes like a angry lover.
“What the fuck are you doing?” he cursed.
“‘Seen, but never seen. Protected but never known to it’s protector.’ I can’t believe I didn’t see it before.” Sesshomaru muttered.
Inuyasha groaned. “I always knew that the day you started sprouting poetry you finally went insane or fell in love.” he grumbled. His eyes slid over to Rin as best they could.”What’s been going on with you and-“
”He means he finally accepts that he wants me and my big sword!” Jakotsu informed him. “But I’m sorry cutie, I’m am now totally and unendingly in love with your little brother.” he looked at them expectantly. “You may start fighting over me now.” he added helpfully, just avoiding a hit from Bankotsu.
“This isn’t about you.” Sesshomaru said impatiently. “Inuyasha’s eye! The sword is hidden in Inuyasha’s eye!”
I went though the clue silently in my head, eyes widening when I saw it. “He’s right.” I breathed.
The other dwarf’s and Seven members looked shocked.
“...you just get weirder and weirder, don’t ya mutt?” Kouga asked finally.
Inuyasha scowled in his direction, “Shut up you mangy wolf!” he snapped.
Sesshomaru shook his head and brought up two of his fingers, pointing them at Inuyasha’s eye.
Inuyasha looked at him fearfully. “What are you gonna do?” he asked.
“Find the sword.” he answered and sent a stream of energy straight into Inuyasha’s eye.
Inuyasha screamed, and I had to force myself not to blast Sesshomaru.
Finally Sesshomaru stopped, frowning slightly.
“I couldn’t find it in that eye, it must be in the other.”
“Sesshomaru you fucking bastard-“ Inuyasha’s sentence finished on a scream and this time Sesshomaru found something quickly as a small black ball emerged from Inuyasha’s eye.
Sesshomaru let go of Inuyasha abruptly, studying the ball in his hand. I helped Inuyasha get his balance back as Sesshomaru let the black thing drop to the ground.
“It’s a black pearl.” he said softly, answering everyone’s unasked question and watched as a portal slowly grew out of the pearl.
Everyone watched it suspiciously. I cleared my throat. “So that’s where Inuyasha’s sword is?”
Sesshomaru nodded wordlessly.
“We should go in then.” I said firmly and stepped towards the portal, the dwarf’s instantly falling into place behind me.
“Wait a sec Kag.” Inuyasha called out and I looked back to see him glaring at Seven.
“Inuyasha!” I called but he ignored me.
“You guys stay here, we need to protect this side of the portal. And make sure Shippo’s safe, he’s still inside stuffing his face.” Inuyasha told them.
They glanced at each other. “We won’t let our leader go in alone.” Bankotsu said firmly.
Sesshomaru clamped an arm around Rin. “She will be fine.” he said coldly.
They looked at each other again before Bankotsu and Renkotsu stepped forward. “We will go with you just to make sure.” Renkotsu said.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, “Whatever.” he said and stomped to the front, wrapping an arm around my waist.
“You ready wench?”
I still had my sword and I grabbed my bow and arrows when Jakotsu was chasing Inuyasha, afraid I was going to have to shot him. “Yeah.” I said back.
“Then here we go.” and we jumped in.

Kikyo

Kikyo jerked as she heard knocking coming from the wall, realizing Yura and Urasue must be here. She put together the finishing touches and with a grimace, downed the potion.
She shuddered at the awful taste before walking upstairs from her lab and back into her room, the wall settling behind her.
Yura and Urasue bowed at her approach.
“The child should be ready my queen.” Urasue croaked.
Kikyo let a stream of her power escape her finger tip, sending it into the scared angel’s face. The wall moved open again, this time reveal a child kneeling, her head respectfully down and showing the mirror clearly to Kikyo.
“What is it you wish Mistress?” Kanna asked mildly, slightly rasing her head to show off blank black eyes and the dying flowers crowning her white hair.
Kikyo slowly started to grin, “Show me Kagome.” she commanded.
Immediately the mirror started to bubble and swirl like mist until it revealed Kagome and her friends jumping into a...a portal?
Kikyo shook that off to be considered later and studied the people there. She already knew Kagome, Sango, that freaky cat of hers, Ayame, Hiten, Kouga, Miroku, and Kagura would be there, and the one human female looked slighting familiar. Then there were five other men but she couldn’t remember them...Seven! They were members from Seven, Lord Taromaru’s old group.
She gasped when she recognized the two white haired men.
Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.
She started to tremble in anger when she realized those two bastard’s had been working against her the whole time they had been here.
She had fallen in love with the enemy.
Her lips tightened. “There’s been a slight chance of plans.”

Kagome

I felt like we were floating as we traveled through the time worm to the light at the end of the tunnel. We drifted slowly, the other’s behind us were silence for once. It was always how I imaged the trip to heaven would be like.
...until I reached the end of it and I got dropped like Kikyo off of Heaven’s recommendation list for entry into the air.I clutched Inuyasha , opening my mouth to scream before some kind of freaky dinosaur thing caught us.
It was then I noticed the huge skeleton covered in amour in front of us.
“Who is that?” I whispered to Inuyasha.
This mouth tightened. “My father.” he grimaced back and dinosaur bird things took a steep dive as it flew into the great Inu no Taisho’s open mouth.
I clutched to one of it’s bony wings and the other on Inuyasha’s sleeve, holding my bow and arrows between me.
Finally it reached the bottom of dog lords stomach and let us slide off before flying back up. We waited for our friends to settle safely on the bone strewn ground before looking around.
“There’s father’s sword.” Sesshomaru said softly, gesturing to a raised platform near the spine, where a rusted old sword stood.
Inuyasha scowled at it. “That’s dad’s old sword? That’s a piece of junk.” he sneered.
Sesshomaru glanced at him. “It’s your birthright.” he reminded him.
Inuyasha snorted and I looked at him. “Just take it Inuyasha, you remember Kanna said we’d need it.” I begged.
He looked at me and sighed. “Fine, fine.” he grumbled, stomping over to where the sword was.
He jumped up onto the platform, and gently put his hands around the hilt.
“Well. Here we go.” he muttered and pulled.


The Seven Members

Jakotsu, and Suikotsu stood guard solemnly, totally focused in their goal of protecting the portal and watching over the cottage until the others returned with this sword. Jakotsu sighed softly as he realized he would probably have to come up with a new way to present his ‘sword’ joke now.
The men stiffened when the sky started to turn gray and the woods went completely silent. Jakotsu tightened his grip on his sword while Suikotsu rubbed the gloves of his knives reassuringly.
Jakotsu cursed when a huge mass of demons exploded out of the forest and jumped into a fighting stance, waiting for the demons to get close enough to start slicing.
But instead of heading straight towards them, the demons turned sharply, heading for the cottage.
Where young Shippo still was.
Jakotsu and Suikotsu looked at each other before sprinting for the cottage, yelling at Shippo to get somewhere safe where they positioned themselves in front of it and started cutting demons in half.
And while they were busy killing demons, a figure slipped into the portal, completely unnoticed.

Kagome

Inuyasha cursed when the sword wouldn’t budge. “What the hell?” he asked, pulling harder. “The damn thing won’t come out!” he yelled in frustration.
Sesshomaru rolled his eyes and stepped up next to his brother. “Move aside.” he ordered tiredly.
Inuyasha left go and offered the hilt to Sesshomaru. But when he reached out a clawed hand for it, the sword sent him flying across the...well whatever this place was.
Inuyasha laughed as loud as he could as he watched Sesshomaru refuse help from a worried Rin.
“That was so fucking funny! The sword blew you all the way over there!” Inuyasha laughed, tears almost pouring down his face.
The other people and demons there politely coughed or cleared their throats, knowing if Sesshomaru even saw a chuckle he would gut them where they stood.
He sent a cold look towards Inuyasha while he got up.
“I wouldn’t laugh Inuyasha. You weren’t able to pull it out either.”“ he reminded him.
“Yeah but I didn’t get knocked on my ass!”
“Inuyasha stop it.” I ordered.
“Now, now pretty doggy, are you going to let that naughty wench order you around like that?” a familiar high pitched voice asked.
I looked up and groaned. There, hanging from the ceiling by one of her hairs was Yura, her dress looking even more low cut then usual.
“Not you again.” I grumbled and she sent a sharp look to me. “I wasn’t talking to you brat, I was talking to the pretty doggy with the pretty silver hair.” she cooed sweetly to Inuyasha.
He glared at her, “Stop staring at me bitch! And how the hell are you hanging from the ceiling like that?” he asked, sounding confused.
“It’s hair you can’t see.” I told him, still glaring at Yura.
She pouted. “No why did you have to go ruin my fun like that?” she asked as more hair rapidly filled the skeleton.
I cursed, bring my bow up. “We have to get out before she fills this place with her hair!” I warned, shooting a purified arrow at a huge chunk of hair.
She scowled as I blasted a huge section away, only to be quickly replaced. “Don’t you dare damage my hair you little brat! You got away last time but I won’t let it happen again.” she swore, her hair shooting straight towards me.
I quickly shot another arrow off while Sango threw her boomerang out randomly. The other dwarf’s and Seven members started slicing at the thin air, hoping to cut the hair they couldn’t see.
I shot off another arrow before ducking out of the way to where Inuyasha was on the platform. Sesshomaru was helping Bankotsu and Renkotsu cover Rin.
I grabbed Inuyasha. “Help me get closer to Yura!” I called and he nodded, tossing me on his back and avoiding the strands of hair I told him to miss.
I tried to help by shooting at a clump every now and then but before we could get close Yura would have already moved and more hair had taken her place.
“This really makes me want to cut my hair.” I grumbled as Inuyasha sliced through another section with his claws.
“Feh, you’re telling me wench.” he said and yelped again when another strand of his own hair was pulled from his head.
I looked around. “There isn’t anyway she could have this much, she needs to be controlling it from somewhere.” I hissed.
And then I saw it.
A single black strand of hair going from the ceiling to where it was wrapped around the rusted sword Inuyasha and Sesshomaru couldn’t pull, it was also the one Yura was hang from.
“Go back to the platform!” I yelled as he dodged another section of hair flying towards him.
He landed gracefully on the raised surface and I scrambled off, my hand reaching for that single strand.
I grimaced when I tried to break it in half, realizing it was to strong.
“Inuyasha!” I called out, taking the holding the strand with one hand and the sword with the other. “Cut here!” I cried .
He growled back, “I don’t see anything there wench.” he pointed out.
I gritted my teeth and dug the strand into my palm, splitting the skin open and letting the blood slide down. “It’s there! Do you see it?” I asked.
He nodded, and with one slick move drew sliced his claws down.
The strand broke and the hair fell harmlessly to the ground, covering some people but it was easily brushed off. Yura started to fall but quickly caught hold of one of the ribs.
And the only problem was, that when the strand was caught I stumbled, not expecting the suddenly lightness of weight.
And the Tetsusaiga came with me.
The entire place went utterly silent, everyone just staring at the sword that couldn’t be moved before and was now in my hand, free.
Sesshomaru had the most shocked expression I’d ever seen on anyone and Inuyasha looked...very confused.
...oops.
I swallowed nervously, “Um, sorry. ...should I put the sword back?” I asked awkwardly.
“No!” everyone shouted in unison.
“Ahh!” Sango suddenly cried out in pain and I gasped to see hundred of hairs stabbing her chest.
“Sango!” Miroku screamed in agony and rushed towards her side.
“Sango!” I cried out as well, my fists clenching together as I slowly turned to stare at Yura’s grinning face as she twisted hair between her fingers.
“You bitch!” I called out, my power starting to engulf me. “You dared to hurt my friend when her back was turned?” I cried out, the purple fire around me blazing bright.
“You’ll regret that.” I whispered and drew back my bow, releasing an arrow that shone brighter then the sun with my power in it.
Yura’s face was tight with fear and she scrambled to get away but she wasn’t fast enough. The arrow slammed into her side, blowing away her leg and half of her arm.
She cried out in pain and strands of hair passed over her. But there wasn’t enough of them after I shot another arrow, they only had time to repair her leg crookedly.
“You naughty bitch.” she yelled back in pain, her strands of hair rapidly pulling her up.
I growled at her and let go off my power so Inuyasha could grab me and follow after her. I looked back to see the dwarf’s carefully help Miroku lay Sango across Kagura’s feather before following the others to where Yura was escaping.
I hadn’t even realized I had let go off the sword until I felt it against my thigh from where I was sitting on Inuyasha’s back after he must of grabbed it and stuck it through his belt.
“There’s no way Yura’s getting away now.” I promised fiercely.
“No fucking way in hell.” Inuyasha agreed.
As we flew up out of Inu no Taisho’s mouth those birds came back, flying under us and bringing us back to the real world.
I looked to the side to see my friends riding grimly next to us, wanting Yura’s blood as much as I did for hurting one of ours.
We entered the time worm again as the birds left as, waiting in cold silence, seeing Yura just ahead off us.
She had already left the portal when we finally got out, searching anxiously for Yura.
“Hello Stepdaughter.” a cold voice greeted.
And in front of me was a badly wounded Yura hiding behind Naraku and Kikyo.



AN: See? Told you my 50th chapter was going to be good! Look at all the stuff that happened! Hope you all liked it, now, please, please, please, please review and tell me if you did or not.