InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ That's Just Wrong ❯ The Confrontation ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 2: The Confrontation

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"I would appreciate it if you would not abuse my servants so much. Good help is hard to find. I do not wish to have to find more," He told her coolly, making it very clear she was to lay off the abuse of Jaken.

She just rolled her eyes at him but nodded none-the-less to let him know that she understood and they continued towards the front door with Kagome still fuming.

This Chapter ...

When Sesshoumaru and Kagome walked out the front doors of his house, she was slightly overcome by the beauty of her current surroundings. She was also surprised when she noted that no one was out there. Sesshoumaru had said that there was company there and that the people would probably want to talk to her, and now there was no one there. It irratated her to no end. He was probably just trying to get out of answering her questions that he had to know she would ask if given the chance.

Sesshoumaru noticed the young miko's irratation, but remained silent for the time being. He knew why she was upset, he just didn't want to explain how he knew there were guests coming before they even arrived to the girl. She was a miko, she should have known about his youkai senses. Obviously, she was extremely untrained in various aspects of her powers and responsibilities, not to mention her lack of knowledge about youkai.

While standing outside, waiting for the so-called guests to arrive, or whatever it was they were doing, Kagome reflected on all that had happened to her recently. She didn't even want to think about what she had seen Inuyasha doing the other night, that still hurt too much, the wounds too new and too deep. But at least Sesshoumaru she could think about. She probably wouldn't be able to figure him out, but at least she could try. He had taken her in and given her a room to sleep in, and though she still wasn't sure how long she had been asleep, she had a feeling it had been longer than just one night. And something that really confused her about the youkai lord was the young girl she had noticed on the way outside. It wasn't so much that she was there that confused Kagome, but that she was human and how she interacted with Sesshoumaru.

Sesshoumaru had stopped when the young girl had appeared in the hallway and asked where he was going, if she could go, and then, when she spotted Kagome, went off asking questions about her. Most of them were the basic little kid questions; who she was, how long she was going to stay, and stuff like that. But then the little girl, Rin, as Sesshoumaru had called her, went on asking even more questions, like if Kagome was going to mate with Sesshoumaru and be her new mom. That one had made Kagome's cheeks turn red almost instantly, and she thought she saw, for just a moment, a hint of pink on Sesshoumaru's face before his face returned to it's normal, cold, indifferernt expression, any color that had been there disappearing instantly.

After that question, Sesshoumaru had told Rin that they were going outside to meet some people that were coming and she had to stay inside. He also informed the girl that she could ask Kagome, who'd had to introduced herself because Sesshoumaru had no intentions of doing so himself, all the questions she wanted later. That satisfied Rin's curiousity for the time being, but only served to confuse Kagome further.

Rin acted like Sesshoumaru was some sort of a kami or something. She would definately have to talk to the young girl later, and see if she could find some insight into the youkai lord's mind from Rin.

Sesshoumaru was immersed deep in his own thoughts, as well. 'Why had he saved the human? Either of them for that matter?' No matter how hard he thought about it and how deep into his mind he delved, he could not find the answer to that question. At least not one that his pride would accept, anyway.

Something else that bothered him was that the human miko had been on his mind almost constantly since she ran into him in the forest. He had no reason to be thinking about her that much or even at all. He kept trying to tell himself that he had only brought her here so that she could recover and then she could tell him the hanyou's weaknesses. Inuyasha had done something to upset her and she would be more willing to tell him now, so that he could go punish the stupid half breed for his stupid mistakes.

He suddenly shook his head slightly. Why did he care if Inuyasha paid for his mistakes against this slip of a human girl? It wasn't as if he cared about her. He didn't even really care about Rin, she just wanted to follow him around so he allowed it, he didn't know why, but he did. Or that was what he had been telling himself ever since he brought her back to life using the Tenseiga. Lately, he'd been having to tell himself that much more often, mainly whenever she wrapped her little arms around his legs, which was practically every time she saw him.

Sesshoumaru sniffed the air again, trying to discern how long it would take the remaining group of shard hunter's to get there. At first he had thought it was just the hanyou coming to collect his miko, but he more recently caught the scent of the youkai that was in the forest the night the miko had run into him, and the scent of the other humans. Oddly enough, what he had assumed to be the kitsune, was not. He could tell now, since the kitsune's scent was different from that of this other youkai, which caused his curiousity to peak some. He would have to wait and see who the mystery youkai was, though he wished they would hurry up. The humans that usually rode on the fire cat were probably what was holding the hanyou and other youkai up. He was curious and did not like to wait. The group had a few shards with them that he could sense, but he knew the girl kept the shards on her person. He had seen them there on a chain, around her neck.

He could tell that they should arrive in a few minutes, and then maybe he could get the human girl to tell him what the half breed's weaknesses were. Or maybe she would go running back to him like an idiot. He hoped not; he actually accredited her with more intelligence than that. Maybe, he wasn't really sure. She had travel with the hanyou for a while and for doing that she couldn't all that intelligent. Maybe he would have time to find out. Not that he cared or aything.

Kagome had sensed a couple of shards coming towards them, but did nothing more than stand up a little straighter and scan the surrounding area a few times. Sesshoumaru was a youkai and could probably sense them in some way, shape, or form. They were coming, that was for sure, but they weren't moving with as much haste as they normally did when a youkai had a shard or two and wanted the ones she had. Well, they were moving faster than she could, but not as fast as a certain wolf youkai. Why did she have to think of him at a time like this? She had to focus on the shards and nothing else. She could only hope that whatever Sesshoumaru wanted to use her for was important enough that he would protect her.

'Yeah, right. Like he would do that. I'm nothing but a means to an end and I'm sure he can find another one that would suit his purpose just as well,' she thought sourly to herself.

She looked up again. The shards were really close. She turned her body to fully face the direction that the shards were coming from. She looked over her left shoulder only to be surprised to see that Sesshoumaru had turned as well.

'Why is it that big of a shock. He can sense the shards and can probably sense the youkai as well,' she criticized herself as she stood waiting expectantly for the youkai to appear. She knew it wasn't just one youkai as well. It was a three or four, she wasn't real sure. What it really felt like was three and a half.

Sesshoumaru had noticed her stand a little taller and scan the area. Apparently she felt the approaching shards. Unfortunately for her, she didn't know who carried those shards like he did. He then watched as she tensed up some and turned in the direction of the approaching group. He smirked after she looked back over her shoulder at him. He really didn't know why. He also didn't understand the small prick of pride he felt as he watched her do these things. He was also saddened the smallest amount by the fact that he could smell fear and anxiety coming off of her. He opted to not think about it at the time. His 'guests' would be arriving in less than a minute, if it took them even that long to get there.

As Sesshoumaru had predicted, the group burst out of the treeline less than a minute later. He was shocked when the miko took a few steps back and her previous emotions came out even heavier and were joined by ... pain. He was confused. 'Why would she feel pain, she is not injured, and the pain was not been there a moment ago.'

The two humans astride the fire youkai looked relieved that she was okay. They had to restrain the young kitsune from jumping straight from the back of the youkai into Kagome's arms. Inuyasha looked like it was barely worth his time and effort to come get her. The other youkai, that Sesshomaru could now clearly identify as a wolf youkai, was standing there not know what expresion to have on his face. It would flash from love, to relief, to pain, to guilt, to worry, and the whole list would flash across his face repeatedly. Sesshoumaru could also tell that the wolf youkai was the one with the shards.

Inuyasha looked at the group and growled out, "Let me do the talking. I don't need any of you to fuck this up."

Sesshomaru was curious as to what it was that could be messed up. But again he put it on his now enormous list of things to think about later.

By that time, Kagome had actually moved herself behind Sesshoumaru, trying to hide herself from Inuyasha. It hurt to even think about him and now she had to see him. She thought she would have had at least a few more days. Stuff like this would happen between Inuyasha and Kikyo and she ran home for at least three days before he even bothered to come look for her.

Inuyasha stepped forward with the wolf youkai flanking his right side. The hanyou turned around to growl at him, but he stood his ground and growled back. Inuyasha just turned back around and started forward again, but was still growling. Then he spoke up. Well more like yelled, really.

"Sesshoumaru, what did you do to Kagome," he demanded, the words barely discernable through the growl.

"I should ask you the same thing, little brother. I have done nothing to her except bring her back here after she passed out in the forest around that ridiculous human village you hang around. You should also note that I am not the one that she is trying to hide from. So the question, is not what I did to her, but what you did to her," Sesshoumaru scolded Inuyasha.

Inuyasha was taken aback by the harshness that was in his older brother's voice. All the years he had known Sesshoumaru, there was never any emotion in his voice, but now there was disgust and ... Sesshoumaru was scolding him like he was a little kid.

Inuyasha turned around to look at the wolf youkai behind him. Inuyasha leaned over towards him and the two started talking. It was muffled some, but they were talking about how to get the miko, Kagome, to return with them.

Kagome peaked out from behind Sesshoumaru and saw Inuyasha leaning over Kouga, and suddenly a wicked gleam appeared in her eyes.

"Inuyasha, SIT," she screamed at him. Inuyasha would have hit the dirt except for the fact that Kouga had gotten underneath him somehow.

"Oi, wench. What was that for," Inuyasha asked, some muffled agreements coming from underneath him.

"I saw you in the forest, and now you just expect me to forget it like it never happened, and go back with you? That's not happening. I will go back with Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara, but I will NOT go back with you," Kagome yelled at him.

By that time, the spell had worn off and he stood up. Kouga just sat up and looked dumbfounded at her.

"What about me? You're my woman. You should come back with me to my pack," Kouga practically whined out

"You? You want me to go back with you? Let's get something straight right now. I never agreed to be your woman, you just assumed that it would be the greatest thing to happen to me in my entire life, and I would love you just because you say you love me. That's not happening. I also happened to see who Inuyasha was with the other night," she growled out at the dense Kouga.

When she said that, Kouga, the great prince of the northern wolf tribes, turned all kinds of colors. First he was red with embarrassment, then green like he was going to be sick, and finally settled on a very pale greenish yellow color that looked like he should be dead. Or would be soon. But then again, the way Kagome was talking Kouga and Inuyasha might both end up dead.

Kouga barely got out in a whisper, "And what did you see," he questioned weakly, not really wanting to know the answer, but having to know if she saw what he feared she did.

"You should know. You were there. Inuyasha, SIT! I didn't say you could leave," she hissed at the back of his head, considering the fact that his face was implanted in an Inuyasha shaped crater.

No one had quite figured out what the young miko had meant when she said that the wolf prince had been there until Kagome started to yell at Kouga some more.

"You say I'm your woman, but I don't really believe that. Even if I was yours, you wouldn't be mine. I think you already belong to someone else, don't you, Kouga," she questioned.

Kouga's complextion gained more of a green and pale tint. All he did was slowly nod his head, hoping to quiet her anger.

Unfortunately, that wasn't good enough for Kagome. She was still hurt and if she couldn't hurt them, then she was going to embarrass the hell out of them both, starting with Kouga.

"So why don't you tell everyone here who you really belong to, or should I do it," she questioned further. Kouga just shook his head. He couldn't utter a word, even if he had desired to, which just then he wished he could crawl in a hole and hide.

"No? Okay, then I'll tell them," She turned to face the others and even shot a glance at Sesshoumaru, and then noticed Inuyasha trying crawl away again. "Inuyasha, SIT! What's the matter? Are you afraid of a weak, human girl," she asked him. Of course, he couldn't respond since his face was once again buried underground a few feet.

Sesshoumaru was going to have to do something about all these holes Inuyasha was making. But watching him in pain was good enough to let it continue. Pain caused by this small human girl was even better.

Kagome looked back at the main group of her friends. "The night I ran away, the night Sesshoumaru brought me here, when I went looking for Inuyasha, I found him having sex with Kouga."