InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ So Crazy in Love ❯ A Demon's Jealosy and a Tempting Proposition ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter Two

A Demon's Jealousy and a Tempting Proposition

Sesshoumaru reached his campsite within fifteen minutes of leaving InuYasha to help the girl. He had been able to heal her body, but he knew that not even the strongest of magic would heal the wounds caused by his moronic half-brother. Not that he cared about the petty wounds in the human wench's heart. Rin ran up to him and smiled widely, and Jaken was nowhere to be seen.

"Hello, Lord Sesshoumaru. Did Lord Sesshoumaru's talk with his brother go well? Rin hopes it did. Rin and Jaken played while Lord Sesshoumaru was gone. We played find Rin, and Rin scared Jaken and Jaken fell. Rin had much fun." Sesshoumaru looked down at Rin and his expression was soft, though he did not smile. He heard a rustling and noticed a familiar scent as a mumbling and drenched Jaken entered the clearing.

"Oh! Lord Sesshoumaru! The girl ran and hid from me! I tried to find her, but she knocked me in the river! I'm sorry, but you should be able to…" Jaken let his sentence die as he saw her annoying, smiling face in front of Lord Sesshoumaru. He glared at her and grew angrier when this made her giggle. `I swear she's trying to get me killed. Lord Sesshoumaru is out of his mind keeping this little brat here with us. I wish he would have let her stay dead.'

"Jaken, you shall be more careful with Rin or you shall pay for it dearly." With that, he turned and walked away, with the cheerful child at his feet. A recently familiar black emotion overtook Jaken as he slowly followed behind them. He could not help but think that Lord Sesshoumaru had been weakened by this human child, and it pained him to see that in his master.

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Naraku's smile was unusually wide as he turned from his puppet. He had done well to check up on InuYasha's older brother. It seemed that he may be able to obtain some leverage on him after all. Sesshoumaru seemed much more sensible than InuYasha and therefore held nothing and no one important enough to be able to be controlled with them. This problem had plagued Naraku for some time, but it seemed that things had changed since his last encounter with the dog demon. Naraku shook his head and chuckled at the demon's fall from grace.

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InuYasha and Kagome walked back to the village with the herbs that had been all but forgotten in the battle. Nothing was said and the atmosphere strained with the tension between the two. Kagome was very hurt from what had happened, but even more from the fact that when she looked at InuYasha, she could tell he was thinking about Kikyo again. Her eyes filled with tears, realizing that InuYasha would never love her the way he loved Kikyo. She had given her life for him, was walking two feet away from him, and he still thought about Kikyo. It was almost relieving to know that even dying for him would not make him love her. She had been a fool up to now, but that was because he had always been so protective and jealous over her. She had thought there was hope. Now knowing that there wasn't, took a lot of the stress of needing to know exactly her feelings for him, off of her. Unfortunately, her feelings for him were painstakingly obvious to her now. She loved him, with all of her heart, which was now in a thousand pieces.

InuYasha was very hurt and confused about the battle today. He was hurt because he had trusted Kikyo and she had betrayed him. He was hurt because Kagome had died because of this betrayal. He was hurt because he knew that the most pain that Kagome had felt had been caused by him and not Kikyo. And he was confused, because in the end, it had been his damned brother that had saved Kagome. He was ashamed that he felt so angry and thankful to his brother at the same time. He was ashamed because Sesshoumaru's words had wrung true and struck deep. And feeling all these things at once just pissed him off.

That was good; it was familiar, almost comfortable to feel anger. "Kagome, did we get all the stupid herbs that the old hag wanted?" He turned and stopped in his tracks when he saw the tears streaking her cheeks. He had been so wrapped up in his own thoughts that he hadn't even noticed. The salty scent stung his eyes and the waiver in her voice stabbed his heart.

"Yes, we had just finished when Sesshoumaru showed up. None of them were lost, I checked before we left." She had continued walking, so InuYasha quickly caught up with her. She took in a quick breath when he pulled her to him in a comforting hug. She knew that he meant well, but this embrace hurt her more than he could ever know, and Kagome got angry with him despite her intentions. She harshly pushed him away and turned to walk again. When he grabbed her hand, she turned and swung her arm, slapping him hard across the face.

"You still don't get it do you InuYasha?! I was killed today! I died! You trusted her and she killed me! You can't protect me when it comes to Kikyo. No, you won't protect me. You turned your back on me and I'm never going to be able to forget that!" She burst into tears and took off running towards the village, leaving InuYasha behind, holding his cheek where she had slapped him. His own eyes watering, and not from the slap.

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Kagome returned to the village after having stopped and calmed herself, so as to appear as normal as possible to her friends. She went quickly to Kaede's hut and left the herbs with her. As soon as she left she heard Shippo's voice, and turned to see him jumping towards her. She quickly took him to her in a hug and was happy to be doing something so natural. She greeted Sango and Miroku who were close behind. When they asked where InuYasha was, her face took a stony expression and she said that he had some business to take care of and would be back shortly.

However, she needed to go home tonight so as not to get too far behind in school. "I just found out that I missed two tests last week. They're going to let me retake them, but I'm sure they won't give me that much more time, so I'm going to go get my stuff together." She smiled tightly and went to gather her things. She desperately needed some space and time to think things through.

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Sesshoumaru sensed the demon ahead and stopped. Looking back at the brooding Jaken he ordered his attention. "Jaken, stay with Rin. I fear that there is danger up ahead." He said nothing else as he left quickly to dispatch of the danger.

Jaken looked at Rin with contempt and slouched against a nearby tree. Watching her wouldn't be much of a job this time, as she was busying herself petting Ah and Un. He was suddenly grabbed and gagged and carried out of earshot of the girl. He was dropped to the ground and, sputtering, he came to his feet. He recognized the creature in front of him. It was the one who had given his Lord Sesshoumaru the human arm. "Naraku, what are you aiming at? Lord Sesshoumaru will surely be displeased at your interference with him again. This time, I am sure he will not allow you to escape so easily."

Naraku chuckled quietly. "I ask of you, merely to let me take the girl without calling to him. I shall not kill you if you agree. If not, I shall kill you now, but my chances of getting the girl are sorely diminished. We can help each other, little demon."