InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Tangled In Love ❯ Silent Plea ( Chapter 7 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

By: Jesachi

~Chapter Seven~

Silent Plea

"Kagome, run!" Sango shouted immediately, jumping into action as she dashed to put herself between Inuyasha and the human miko. Kohaku was fast on her heels, swinging his weapon just as Sango held hers up. While attacking Inuyasha warred with her morals, she'd do anything to protect Kagome. And if the hanyou was sane, he'd expect nothing less.

Kagome stood behind all of them, her eyes wide as she stared at Inuyasha, who'd turned his eyes to her. She'd been in this position before, face to face with demon Inuyasha. But he had been a normal demon, not powered by possessed beads and a tainted shard. She felt her stomach lurch, knowing she wouldn't be able to get him to snap out of it as easily as she did before. Even still, she didn't fear him as much as she should. She wanted to rescue him, because somewhere under that stoic façade, she was sure that he was fighting to come back.

"Miroku, Sango, there is a shard in him, and it's tainted. It's in his back, between his shoulder blades..." she yelled, her voice drifting off as realization hit her. She saw Kohaku glanced back at her with knowing, haunted eyes.

He too, had had a shard in his back. And he'd very nearly died when it had been ripped out by Naraku. He'd been possessed then too…

“Inuyasha!” she called out to him, attempting to use her voice to gather his attention. She tried to move forward, towards him, but the others had formed a sort of fierce semi-circle around her, shielding her from the possessed hanyou.

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He loped down the steps and landed on the ground. He was the epitome of nonchalance, like he wasn't about to attack and potentially kill his best friend. His body exuded grace, putting the grace of his hanyou state to shame.

No, stop…his mind shouted, avoiding Sango's boomerang, his body out of his control. His reaction time was impeccable; he caught the Hiraikotsu at full velocity and buried it in the ground beside him, out of the female exterminator's reach.

Something caught Inuyasha's eye from the corner. He jumped back in time to avoid a killer back-kick from the wolf youkai.

Koga righted himself instantly. He had no qualms about attacking Inuyasha, especially if the hanyou planned on going after Kagome.

“You want Kagome, mutt-face, you gotta go through me first,” Koga growled, pouncing at Inuyasha.

Koga and Inuyasha had been very evenly matched before; now, with the aid of a jewel shard and a one-track mind, it seemed clear that Inuyasha had the upper hand. The wolf demon was fast, fast with the jewel shards in his legs, but he wasn't as fast as Inuyasha, who ducked and dodged him at every turn, never raising a hand to strike.

Go away, wolf-brain! I'll kill you like this! He shouted, trying to get the words across, but his vocal cords were paralyzed from his ability. Granted, he'd like a stab at Koga, but not like this. This body was cold and callous.

“Fight back, dog-breath!” Koga snarled, pulling out his sword to slice the hanyou. Inuyasha back flipped out of the way, landing gracefully on the ground with his hands braced against the earth. His eyes snapped back to the Kagome. Every fiber in him screamed at him to attack her, kill her and retrieve the jewel, but he fought against it. He couldn't. He would die before he did this.

I won't… his internal voice felt hoarse, Damn you, I won't do this!

Samara yawned dramatically. This was taking far too long for her taste. With a sigh of annoyance, she snapped her hand out, “Freeze!” she shouted. Everyone in the vicinity except for Inuyasha and Kagome froze, limbs trapped by her enchantment.

“That was a very interesting show of loyalty, I'll give you all that,” she said, stepping slowly off the porch, “But I haven't all day to perform this task. I want the jewel and I want you all dead.” She turned to Inuyasha, “Kill her, be done with it.”

As Inuyasha turned and approached Kagome, Koga struggled hard against the magic holding him captive, “No, Kagome!” he exclaimed, fear drying his throat out, squeezing his heart, “Shoot him! Purify his ass!” he had no hope that she would do that. She loved that hanyou so much that Koga knew she'd would rather die herself than cause him pain.

And that was what terrified him.

Inuyasha circled her, his eyes sizing her up. She reeked of the wolf demon and spiritual magic, and for a moment, his control on his subconscious waivered. She wanted Koga, not him, so why did he give a shit?

Faster than the naked eye could follow, he had her by the throat, lifting her up off the ground so that her feet dangled about six inches above the earth. His face was a complete semblance of calm, relaxed, absolutely no emotion displayed in his blank eyes, his blank expression. His claws dug into her soft skin, nicking her neck as little rivulets of blood trickled down her neck, dripped over his fingertips. Behind him, he could hear Koga begging her to stab him with an arrow.

No…NO! he screamed, watching as his hand tightened on her throat, dangling her like a rag doll in his grip, so delicate that he could snap her in a second. The trembling started at his wrist, his forehead beading with sweat from the mental exertion. Her lips were turning blue, Stop, NO. Kagome! her hands came up, dropping her bow in an attempt to peel his hand off her, her breath seizing and gasping, Please, stop! I don't wanna do this, I won't. No… her eyes flickered, unfocused.

“Why the hesitation, Inuyasha?” Samara called to him, “Kill her and bring me her jewel piece.”

No, he wouldn't. The pain was intense; his heart breaking in his chest. She was going to die. There would be nothing left for him.

“Ka…go…me…” he found the willpower in his voice to speak, his voice raspy, whispered, half-growling, “I can't… stop…” his impassive eyes never left her face. Would this be how he remembered her? Gasping for life as he strangled her? “Kill me… please…” a single tear leaked out of his eye, his whole soul protesting, falling apart, “Save… your…self…”

Around his neck, the beads of subjugation pulsated.

Behind him, Samara growled in frustration.

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Kagome stared at Inuyasha in shock, wide and fearful, when there was nothing left but her and him. Everyone was frozen, and her whole world narrowed down to the golden eyes of the man demon approaching her.

She could hear Koga yelling something at her, but she couldn't understand it. Her mind was too focused on the desperation that welled in her chest.

"Please Inuyasha..." she begged when he was close enough to touch her. And then she was in the air, high off the ground, held by the throat. "Inuy-" her voice was cut off, and she grabbed his wrist, trying to keep herself from suffocating. Sharp stings in her neck back her cry out in back. Her vision wavered, but she locked eyes on him, staring down at him.

She couldn't speak-he was crushing her windpipe- but her eyes pleaded with him. Tears leaked from her side of her eyes, running down her cheeks to splash onto his large clawed hand. She could feel the blood running down her neck, down her collarbone, staining her shirt.

It was minute, but she felt it regardless. His hand slackened, trembling, the small release of the pressure exponential as the air came easier; but he was still going to kill her if she didn't get oxygen to her brain. She didn't fail to notice the sweat on his face and despite his eyes reflecting nothing, something was happening.

“Ka…go…me…” he was speaking to her. She choked, half on her tears and half on her lack of airflow, “Save… your… self…”

“No…” she replied stubbornly, gagging, “I won't, Inuyasha,” how could she? Stick an arrow in him and watch him die? More tears tracked down her face, watching as that single tear followed the curve of his cheek. He was so strong. He never cried. Yet… here he was.

She couldn't believe that he was lost.

“Don't do… come back to me, Inu…yasha…” her vision was spotting out, linking words together felt like a gargantuan task. Would she be able to tell him that she loved him before she blacked out?

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“Kill me, damn it…” he managed to spit at her. She shook her head at him, her mouth opening to form words, but nothing came out except little clicks from her crushed vocal cords. She was going to die. Damn her…

“Baka…” he felt his face scrunch up, his eyes narrowing. His trembling hand tightened and his whole body flushed. Her hand slackened from his and fell to her side, her head lolling on her neck.

Kagome! No! No! DAMN IT! NO, please!Kagome! The beads around his neck glowed brightly and behind him, the sorceress shouted at him, but he didn't hear her, didn't comprehend her. He could smell her life, hear her heartbeat. It was rapid, yet slowly down and the ache squeezed his chest, “Please… no…”

The necklace around his neck burst apart, the beads pinging out in all directions, bouncing off the shrine and bouncing off trees. One skimmed Koga's cheek, laying it open and another sliced through some fabric on Miroku's robes. His hand slackened instantly and she dropped to the ground like a wet noodle, the collar of her shirt stained with trickles of blood from his claws.

Inuyasha fell to the ground on his hands and knees, his whole body trembling. His brain was foggy and his whole body weak and shaking. He felt sick.

“Kagome…” he mumbled, pushing one hand and one knee forward in a half-formed attempt to get to her.

His eyes lit on her, sprawled on the ground, blood staining her neck and the front of her shirt. He didn't have a second to digest that she was alive, that he broke through the possession, didn't fathom that he was so angry with her, that she had betrayed him before his vision went dark and he slumped forward, unconscious.

A/N

Inuyasha and Co belong to Rumiko Takahashi. The script is mine, thanks.

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