InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Hidden Strength Within ❯ Chapter 33 ( Chapter 33 )

Author’s Note:
For some reason MediaMiner is still deleting Kagome’s Mother’s name Na xos so please ignore the space and just know that I have a glitch with this one name and this website for some reason…if nothing else read it on Fanfiction.net


Previously:

As everyone’s face fell to that of shock and surprise Shippo continued. “Lord Sesshoumaru then told me about my promotion and told me to report back to the palace and get ready for tonight.”

“Wait, what? You left Kagome alone with HIM?” Inuyasha yelled disbelievingly. “How in the hell could you leave her alone with him after what she has been through? Who knows what that cold hearted bastard is doing to her right this minute.”

Rin smirked at that and silently walked towards the palace. ‘Who knows indeed!’


Chapter 33:

Ayami walked towards the palace behind Rin and stated, “Honestly Inuyasha, you should have more faith in your half brother. He wouldn’t do anything to Kagome that Miroku wouldn’t do to me.”

Everyone fell silent as they let that statement process in their mind until finally, “That’s it, I am going out there to make sure she is okay.” Miroku stated. ‘I will be damned if I am going to let a perverted dog lord taint my future grandchild.’

With that thought Miroku marched straight towards the direction that Shippo had just entered from, which totally shocked Sango and Shippo while Inuyasha simply passed out from the surprise.

‘Surely Princess Ayame could have used a better reference than Miroku, though I am surprised that he is the most concerned.’ Sango thought as she silently shook her head at her mate.

Modern Day

“THAT IS TOTALLY UNTRUE YOU UNGRATEFUL RUNT, take it back now.” Inuyasha yelled at Shippo while just sat there and laughed at the two of them.

“Come now Inuyasha, I am sure that all will be cleared up once the story is finished. Come now and let Shippo finish what he was saying.”

Inuyasha just glared at Na xos. “I knew I should have brought Sango along, she would clear things up but no I just had to let her rest.” Inuyasha continued to mumble but she tuned him out in favor of listening to her daughter’s adopted son.

“As I was saying, Prince Miroku entered the woods heading for where Lady Kagome and Lord Sesshoumaru were located. None of us could believe that the pervert would be the first to jump the gun until we remembered all the ‘Will you bare my child’ and other perverse things he use to do while traveling with us.”

Shippo turned to look at Kazuki, “Your parents were right to name you First of a New Generation! Your father’s perverse ways mixed with Princess Ayame’s calm and collected ways have formed the new generation of perverted holy men!”

Na xos fell out of her chair laughing at her poor mate as he sat there sulking, ‘Some loving and devoted mate you are.’ he huffed silently.

“Uncle Shippo when will you ever leave me be. I think I have proven over time that I am not like my father in the ways of his perverseness.”

“Sorry pup but I will always remember that first time your father took you out and asked you to grope a lady while asking if she would bare you a strong pup! You were so shy and bashful and your blush only worsened when you realized that your father sent you after your own mother to train on!” laughed Shippo hysterically.

“Just get on with the story would you.” Kazuki grumbled moodily.

Feudal Era:

Shippo and Sango merely shook their heads in disbelief as Miroku disappeared out of sight. The two of them easily caught up with Rin and Ayame who were chatting away like a bunch of love sick pups.

“Oh it would be so romantic if your father would just sweep Kagome off her feet and mate her right now. We know that they are destined to be with one another though I don’t know why they are fighting it.”

Rin giggled silently at the thought. “It would be nice to have a mother, and Lord Sesshoumaru is always calling out to her at night.” she finished off with a blush as she saw Shippo enter just then.

“He is always calling out whose name?” he asked puzzled behind her blush.

“None of your business pup! Oh did I tell you that I use to dream of Sesshoumaru coming and carrying me off to become the Lady of the West.”

“Uh Princess Ayame you really shouldn’t say such things now that you are mated.” Shippo stated shakily, he knew the walls had ears.

“What is the meaning of this? Who allowed this mutt and all of these humans and the half breed into my Lord’s Palace?” Jaken demanded walking in with a swirly eyed Inuyasha stumbling in behind him.

“Can it toad, my head already hurts and it was your Lord that invited us.” Inuyasha stated as he stomped on Jaken’s green round head.

Shippo couldn’t help but notice Rin stiffen and cringe when Jaken entered the room yelling and got stomped into the floor, ‘I wonder what that was about? Surely she isn’t feeling sorry for the stupid toad. I will ask her about it later.’

“Come I will show you each to your rooms!” Shippo announced.

Everyone stood and followed Shippo’s exact path which ended up right on top of Jaken; everyone but Rin who steered clear of the little toad demon.

“Um, by the way does anyone know where my mate is?” Ayame asked as she looked around to notice that he was no where around.

“He sort of took off after Lord Sesshoumaru and Lady Kagome after you made your statement.” Shippo stated.

“Hn, guess I shouldn’t have used him as a reference point, all well!”

Once Shippo had all the guests situated in their rooms he then proceeded to escort Rin to her room.

“Is everything alright with you Lady Rin?”

“Huh? Oh yes, everything is fine with me. I am just a little tired I believe and please Shippo just call me Rin!”

“If you wish, so shall it be!” he stated playfully as he clasped her hand and bowed to kiss the back of it.

“You know it is going to be a full moon tonight, would you join me for a stroll in the gardens after the celebration dies down tonight?”

Shippo blushed at her request but could not deny her upon looking at her beautifully blushing face.

Miroku stumbled through the woods until he finally came across Lord Sesshoumaru and Kagome. The two were walking hand in hand towards the palace.

“Did you get lost Prince Miroku?” Sesshoumaru stoically asked.

Kagome smirked as she could only guess as to why her grandsire would be coming out here towards them.

“I was merely eager to see my gran…friend again. Come Lady Kagome walk with me so we can catch up before the others bombard you for your time.” Miroku held his hand out to her until he heard the snarl come from Sesshoumaru.

Kagome visibly tensed until Sesshoumaru placed a hand on the small of her back and stated, “Your mate would not appreciate the scent of an unmated female to be on your person Monk. The Demigoddess is just fine where she is and will be with you all very soon.”

“I am fine Miroku and I promise to come and talk to you first once we are all settled in but maybe you should go back to the palace, we will be there soon.” Kagome smiled warmly towards her friend.

He reluctantly turned around and proceeded to walk back to the palace, alone.

Sesshoumaru looked down to Kagome when she stopped walking and raised an eyebrow at her accusatory look.

“You could have just told him that you didn’t want him here and for him to leave. You know very well that Princess Ayame would have recognized my scent, and it is not like my scent is that of a pure female.” she finished quietly.

He slowly brought his hand up to lift her face back to him, “You may think of yourself as impure but your scent is still just as intoxicating as it was the first time I scented you.”

Together they walked in a comfortable silence until they came across a little clearing just a half mile from the palace.

“This would be the perfect spot for my hut, don’t you agree Sesshoumaru?”

“You still intend to live outside of the palace?”

When he saw her nod her head in the affirmative he sighed inwardly before stating, “Very well, however you will stay at the palace until an appropriate house has been built for you.”

She knew it was futile to argue with him and frankly she did not have the energy to fight with him so she just thanked him with a hug instead.

Virbius and Egeria looked to each other and decided to give the couple some time to themselves.

“Are you still angry with me Egeria?”

“You know very well that I am. How could you talk to her like that; especially after knowing everything that she has been through these past seven months?”

“Like she said, she needed me to snap her out of it and what happened was not something that you could have prevented or helped her more than you already did. She has forgiven us and unfortunately those that wronged her, but that is the nature of her soul and heart. We can only hope that one day she realizes that she doesn’t need to try to find it in herself to forgive herself for she has done nothing wrong.”

Egeria looked away into the distance as the past seven months played over and over in her mind; the constant battles, the abduction, the beatings and insults, and so many other horrible things until she finally broke free.

“You know she feels guilty for purifying all of those evil bastards that abducted her, I’ve tried to tell her at night to get past it but I have failed. It almost drove her mad when she found out that she also purified their pups, though again I tried to make her see that their pups were just as evil as their parents. I’m not sure what more I can do much less anyone else. Her very soul is broken from everything.”

“Egeria, is their something else that you have kept from me?”

“Even I have sworn to take certain things to my grave before I disclose our Lady’s past events in detail. But you can rest assure that she now knows that her main concern has been proven to not have been destroyed as she thought Naraku had done.”

Virbius floated in mid-air as he watched her enter the palace that was before them; his mind going a mile a minute trying to remember what Kagome was concerned over, what she thought that Naraku had destroyed.

Flashback:

“You mean…Kagome please tell me that he did not pup you.” Koga tried to whisper but all heard none the less.

“No Koga, the actions done unto me never preceded that far, for my body kept purifying him as soon as I had enough energy to do so. Naraku finally realized what was happening and decided that if I would not bare him a child, no one would be able to.” she paused for a moment. “Though I am not certain I will be able to bare pups now all I can do is hope and wait for the day I find a mate; that will take me now. Hopefully by then my body will be completely healed but I know that I am now going to be considered dirty and defiled so…”

End Flashback

‘Oh dear Gods, please let it have been something else that she was concerned with but has been reassured, please.’ he fell to the ground pleading to the Gods and Goddesses above that they were not this cruel to even their child.

Modern Day:

All mirth and laughter left everyone as Egeria cleared her throat and stood before Na xos and Kazuki.

“I am at your mercy for your forgiveness. I failed to protect my mistress, your daughter. I will understand and except any punishment that you deem fit for my failures.” she stated as she bowed her head to her ward’s parents.

Kazuki was the one who stood and walked towards her, “What is done is done. I can tell by your dedication that you did all that you could and still to this day, many years later, still carry the heavy burden of it. Let me release you of this burden!”

Together Kazuki and Na xos embraced the old water nymph who finally released all the pent up tension and heartache.

As Egeria cried her soul was washed over with purity and forgiveness, the burden and shame was washed off of her heart.

“What happened to my daughter to let her know that Naraku had not destroyed her chance at pups?” Na xos whispered ever so softly.

Egeria closed her eyes and softly touched Na xos forehead with her own; and the visions flowed from the nymph to the Goddess.

As Shippo and Inuyasha saw this partake they decided that for now it was a good time for them to leave and return to their mates.

“We will be back later Kazuki; we are going to go back to the hotel and freshen up and get our mates up. Tell Egeria when she is done that we will bring Virbius with us.” Shippo stated sullenly.

Kazuki looked at the two warriors he had known all his life and wondered what horrible things had happened to his daughter; he was never allowed to meet Kagome when he was growing up but he always heard about her good deeds and how strong she was. He knew a little about some of the hardships and always vowed that if and when he had a daughter that she would be like Kagome of the West but never did he think that they were one and the same.

‘I wish now that I was more persistent with asking mother and father about the horrible deeds done unto her. I suppose I will just have to wait for Egeria to finish with Na xos before I can get my answers.’

Egeria’s Vision:

Na xos saw things from Egeria’s point of view.

Kagome laid curled up in a ball crying her heart and soul out, her clothing was torn to shreds and cuts and bruises could be seen all over her.

A guard walked by with one of the abductor’s pup and stated, “In two days time, when you turn 80 your father will bring you down here and teach you how to be a good, strong ruler over females. This whore will be the perfect specimen for you to practice on.”

As the laughter of the pup and guard disappeared down the hall, Kagome decided that it was time to try and escape. She had wanted to wait until she came up with a different plan but she was out of time.

Suddenly the mistress of the house entered her cell and got a predatory look on her face. Kagome and Egeria knew what that look was.

Beryl started to stalk towards Kagome when her beast finally snapped.

Beryl watched in horror as Kagome’s red eyes narrowed on her and a strange pink light encased the corner that Kagome was in; it felt like purification powers.

“What are you doing over there Bitch? Are you using some sort of trickery? I know that you are a demon therefore you can not have purification powers, so what type of trickery is this?”

“You will soon regret everything you did to my mistress Bear?” Kagome’s beast howled out as it released the purification power to encompass the entire compound.

Egeria knew she had nothing to fear for only the wicked hearted would be killed by this power as well as any wrong done to Kagome and her body.

As screams and cries where heard throughout the compound the Demigoddess stood and broke her chains and proceeded to walk out of her prison of three months. It was then that a sharp pain entered her lower abdomen and then disappeared with a flutter of purity.

The Demigoddess collapsed to the floor and howled to the skies for the loss of a pup she did not know she had. “What have I done to deserve this? WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT WITH ME?” she yelled and cursed to the heavens.

Na xos was too overwhelmed to take any more and broke the link between her and Egeria.

“My poor baby; I had no idea that any of that would happen to her. Please tell me that nothing else happened to her that was bad; please tell me that she has had no more hardships.”

As Na xos fell to the floor crying hysterically Kazuki went to embrace his mate for comfort.

Egeria knelt before them and cryptically stated, “One must endure many hardships before they can truly enjoy the good times. Though I will not tell you everything, she did eventually reach the pentacle that divided the hardships from the good times.”

After Na xos was able to bring her self back under control she turned back to Egeria and asked, “Does our daughter still live? Is she here with all of you now?”

“No your daughter is not here. She disappeared some centuries ago with her mate and none of us have seen or heard from either of them since; we know not if she is alive or dead.”

Fresh tears threatened to fall from Na xos and Kazuki’s eyes upon hearing the news that none one has heard from their daughter for such a long period of time.

Bowing before them again Egeria asked, “Do you still wish to forgive me for failing my Mistress?”

Both Na xos and Kazuki sat their, neither moved to comfort the nymph they just sat there in their sorrow.


Author’s Notes:

How did you guys like that little twist…I tried to add a little humor in there for comic relief but humor is not my story. I really didn’t want to let you all know about Kagome’s past 7 months this early but at the same time I really couldn’t see in future chapters when would be a good time to bring it up so I decided to bring it up a little; though I am not saying from here on out it is happily ever after either. REMEMBER Kagome has to mate and disappear but I don’t think she has quite yet reached her pentacle where her life starts to become easy either. I hope you all enjoy this story as it grows in length…starting to look as though my story might have damn near 60+ chapters before I’m through with it, so many corners and avenues I can take but I am seriously going to try and stick with the one that I have chosen to give you guys. I hope you all like it and I look forward to the reviews. I am going to be going back and forth every now and then between Modern Day and Feudal Era so just keep a look out.

Last chapter with the Modern Day was Chapter 29. Also start getting ready for the new villain to start showing his face…other wise the story would just get boring!!! LOL

And in case any of you guys have been wondering who the hell Kazuki is (this is for the readers that are totally lost) I looked back in Chapter 8 and 16 (both places where I mention Kagome’s father/grandfather) and I realized that I never gave him a name in this story so now he is named!!!!