InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Spirit of the Moon ❯ Broken ( Chapter 8 )

Spirit of the Moon

By: Witch Child

Chapter Eight

Broken

Spirit of the Moon

This fiction contains lemon scenes and is meant for mature readers.

I do not own the characters of Inu-Yasha
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Kagome's eyes fluttered open adjusting to the new light quickly. She gave a moan of protest when she felt the full weight of her body. Her muscles quivered before fully giving out and she fell back against the bed.

"Thank the gods!" Kagome heard a male voice whisper harshly next to her and looked hesitantly over to see if she were just hearing things. Sesshoumaru sat, looking like he hadn't slept in days, the worry she had caused evident on his face. He looked defeated.

"I thought I had lost you for good back there when you collapsed like that." His voice was rasped as if he hadn't spoken in days. Kagome tried to ask why he was here and where here even was but couldn't open her mouth. Her jaw seemed stuck and she almost panicked.

"Don't move. You've been out for two weeks and you need to rest yourself. Don't try and push it. Are you thirsty?"

Without anything else to do Kagome nodded her head. Sesshoumaru came over and worked her jaw open and Kagome almost winced from the soreness of it. He grabbed a small cup and slowly poured the wonderful liquid down her throat a little at a time so as not to drown her.

They sat there in silence for a moment before Kagome tried to hum, seeing if she actually COULD use her vocal cords. Sesshoumaru frowned slightly.

Before he could say anything however the door was opened and Inuyasha walked in. He glanced at his brother before moving to Kagome's other side and taking her hand.

"You really scared us back there, Imouto." He gave a slight smirk at her shocked expression and continued on. "After you passed out we finished off the last of the demons easily. I can't wait for you to get your voice back fully. I really want to know what you wished for." He gestured to his new markings.

Indeed, Inuyasha now sported the same jagged violet stripes he acquired while he turned full demon and now even had a blood red moon on his forehead. His ears were no longer fuzzy and atop his head but pointed human like ears.

Kagome coughed for a moment before frowning, "I'm going to miss those fuzzy ears of yours..." Inuyasha barked out a laugh. "My wish was for the ones I loved to be happy and granted their greatest wish."

"Well, Sango has her brother back, minus his memories of the trauma, Houshi has her pregnant, and-"

Inuyasha was cut off by Kagomes hoarse voice shouting out, "What?!"

Inuyasha grinned, "They are waiting for the wedding for you but I guess it didn't stop anything else from happening." Inuyasha winked.

"What about Rei and Shippou? Are they ok?" Inuyasha grinned.

"Yea. The squirts are fine. Turns out Shippou is a much more skilled fighter concerning his magic. It seems his greatest wish was to be stronger to protect you and Rei. As for Rei he hasn't stopped bugging Ice Burg over here." Inuyasha chuckled jabbing his thumb at 'Ice Burg' who was glaring at him. "I guess he just wanted a happy family and to have his dad in it." Inuyasha shrugged.

Kagome's eyes widened in shock. He knew. And the only reason I'm probably here right now is because of a wish. It's not real. He doesn't really love me. But can I stay with him knowing this, just because I love him? Can I let this charade continue?

Tears pricked her eyes and she buried her face in her hands. Sesshoumaru made a move to comfort her but Inuyasha shook his head. "Give me a moment." He whispered to his brother, just loud enough to be heard by him.

Sesshoumaru sighed and got up to leave. When he was out of the door Inuyasha sat down on the bed beside Kagome and brought her into his arms.

"Kagome...I need to tell you something important. Please." He watched as she dried her tears and looked up to him. "Do you remember what I told you about Sesshoumaru the night I came back from his castle all those years ago?"

Kagome nodded as more tears spilled down her face. How could she forget? It was the cause of her current distress. Sesshoumaru didn't love her. She knew it but why did he have to remind her?

Inuyasha sighed,"Kagome, it was a lie. Sesshoumaru made me promise to make up something so you would believe he didn't love you. There were too many people that could use you against him and he wouldn't have been able to protect you. He knew you would never give up the search for the shards and he didn't think you should anyway. It was your quest, something he knew would haunt you until it was finished. And he couldn't leave his lands to travel by your side to give you the proper protection should his enemy decide you were the perfect target to get to him. Now," Inuyasha lifted her face, his hand under her chin. He looked into her eyes and continued, making sure she understood. "Now that has changed. Because now your quest is finished and his enemy is destroyed. Now you can stay here with him where he knows you are protected." Inuyasha sighed, "Kagome he never stopped loving you and it was hard for him to keep up this charade. I know because I would come here, trying to get him to give in and admit it to you. I was tired of seeing you cry all the time and wanted you to be happy again. One time I was so mad I told him in detail how you cried at night and the suffering he caused you. That was the first time I ever saw him go into a rage caused by grief. Not ever when his mother died did he act like that. I would know" He scoffed, "He took that out on me."

"How can you say that?" Kagome sobbed. "All this time. How can I believe that? It was Rei's wish to have a family and be happy. This is just because of his wish. Sesshoumaru doesn't love me. Why are you doing this?!" Kagome pushed at Inuyasha but he held firm to her. Kagome sobbed against his chest, "All this time, all this pain." She glowed violet briefly and her exhaustion took over. She passed out in his arms. Inuyasha sighed and set her back on the bed.

When he stood to leave he saw Sesshoumaru watching him at the doorway. He had tears streaming down his face. "I refuse to loose her now. Not after all we have done to get here." He turned away and disappeared to who knows where. Inuyasha knew this would take a while. Kagome had three years to get over him and three years of raising his child. It kind of evened out. Rei kept the memory of him fresh in her mind but the amount of time that has passed has helped her harden her heart to him as well. Inuyasha felt pity for his brother for the first time. He had a lot to fix.

Kagome didn't wake up again until the next morning. She sat up and saw a small table off to the side with food scattered about on it. She walked over to it, gratefully. she was starving. She didn't notice Sesshoumaru watching her from the doorway. But she did notice him when he joined her at the table.

Kagome stiffened and eyed him warily. "What do you want?"

Sesshoumarus eyes flashed in sorrow for a brief moment before he gained control of his emotions again and sat down. "To eat. Are you going to join me or not?" He motioned to the chair she was about to sit in before he arrived.

Kagome sighed. She wasn't stupid and although she really didn't want to see him right now she was still really hungry. She wasn't going to starve herself on his account. Kagome took the offered seat in defeat and began to nibble on her food in a distracted manner. Sesshoumaru watched this intently before setting his chopsticks down with a sigh.

"Kagome, I need to talk to you." He continued when he saw her pause, "I know you wont believe me but I'm willing to do anything at this point to get you to trust me again. I love you. I'm sorry I haven't told you before now but I-." He sighed, running a nervous hand through his bangs. "The way I saw it, I would rather have a heart to heal than a body to bury. I had not expected it to take this long to defeat him. I cant change the past but I can try to make up for it."

Kagome looked up at him in shock. He truly looked distressed and his distressed appearance couldn't have been caused in the few days since she had made her wish. He had been like this for a while and she felt tears well up in her eyes.

"Sess." Her voice wavered as she looked into his eyes. "The truth. I want to know this isn't because of the wish that Rei made about us being a happy family. Please I need to know this is real." Her resolve to not cry was wavering as she tried desperately to hold herself in check. But the dam broke as he reached out a clawed hand to softly stroke her cheek, and a tear slid down to be caught by his thumb.

"I have never stopped loving you, Kagome. I've wanted so long to tell you that but-"

However he was cut off as Kagome threw her arms around his neck and buried her face in his chest, crying, relieving all the built up stress. Sesshoumaru simply held her to him, hoping that she would be all right and praying that she still loved him as much as he loved her.