InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Masquerade ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )
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By: Lady Sethia 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 07.11.2003 | Updated On: 09.04.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 1.1K | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 07.11.2003 | Updated On: 09.04.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 1.1K | Status: Completed
**Disclaimer: Once again, I do not nor will I ever own any of the Inu Yasha characters *sighs* or the song Strong Enough**
Song: Strong Enough by Sheryl Crow
Symbols: ~{...}~ Lyrics
'...' Thoughts
~The Masquerade: Chapter 2~
Kagome pulled herself up out of the well, turning she grabbed her bag she had placed on the ground and slung it over her shoulder. 'What does mom put in this thing? I swear it gets heavier everytime I come back.' A sweat drop beaded on her forehead then slowly started to roll down the side of her face, gaining speed as it collected more sweat in it's path.
She came face to face with Inu Yasha, so close her nose was almost touching his, when she turned to make her way to the village. "Oh" she said startled "Inu Yasha, you scared me." Taking in deep breaths, she tried to calm her breathing. She went to smile at the hanyou but stopped when she noticed the scowl on his face. "Inu Yasha, what's wrong?"
Grabbing her arm he spun, yanking her into walking, he started for the village. "I told you not to go home but you disobeyed me Kagome. I need the jewel so I can't have you running off, you are not leaving my sight from now on."
"What are you talking about, Inu Yasha?" Kagome tried to pull her arm from his grasp only to have him tighten his grip. "Inu Yasha let me go, I told you over a week ago that I had to go home when I did. Why are you acting like this?"
Slowing to a stop Inu Yasha turned to Kagome, "You didn't even go back for those test things you are always talking about. You went home for fun, we don't have time for you to have fun. We have to get the shards from the jewel YOU broke. Kami, Kikyou wouldn't be this irresponsible." As he turned he felt Kagome yank her arm free.
Tears stung her eyes, bitting her bottom lip she attempted to keep them from falling. "Inu Yasha...I..." She turned her head away from him. 'Why does he have to be like this?' she cried inwardly to herself.
Inu Yasha grabbed her face and turned it back to look at him, anger blazing in his eyes. "Wench, we don't have time for this. Stop your stupid crying." Taking her arm again, he started walking to the village.
Anger boiled up from the deepest depth inside of Kagome. 'I have had enough of this.' With that thought she firmly planted her feet on the ground. "Inu Yasha." She watched as he came to a stop and turned to her. Raising her free hand, she swung it with all her strength making contact with his right cheek. The sound echoed through the clearing surrounding the well.
Inu Yasha felt her hand make contact with a sharp sting, then a burning sensation followed. In a fit of rage, he grabbed the hand that had just harmed him and twisted it. A sickening snap was heard as the bones in her wrist broke. "Bitch, don't ever hit me again."
Kagome didn't even flinch when she felt the searing pain of her wrist being broken. Brining her eyes from her wrist to his eyes she noticed they were tinged with red. She felt a small amount of fear make it's way past her anger but she pushed it aside. Through clenched teeth she spoke to him "Inu Yasha, I am warning you, let me go right now."
Laughing at her he brought his clawed hand up, as he brought it down for the strike something hit him in the stomach. Losing his balance he fell back landing hard on his back. "I thought I smelled the filth of a hanyou." The cold emotionless voice came from behind him.
Inu Yasha tilted his head to see the man standing behind him. "Sesshoumaru, I don't have time to deal with you right now." He heard him laugh, then felt his body fly through the air making contact with a tree. "Ka..go..me" was the last thing he heard himself say before everything went black.
Kagome watched as Inu Yasha hit the tree then blacked out as he slid down the trunk. Her anger melted away to fear and that is when the pain from her wrist hit her full force. "Sesshoumaru, why?" she asked as she fell to her knees. Black dots danced in her vison as she watched the demon lord come closer.
Her body fell limp to the ground as he got to her, sighing Sesshoumaru bent down and picked her up. Taking one last look at the unconscious hanyou, he sped off into the forest with the Miko in his arm.
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Kagome woke to the smell of meat cooking. Slowly she opened her eyes just enough to see where she was at, taking in her surroundings she noticed she was at a campsite. She went to push herself up into a sitting position, a sharp pain shot through her arm and she screamed in pain. As she fell backwards to the ground she felt a hand gently grab her shoulder. "It hasn't healed completely yet, woman, let me help you up." Sesshoumaru said from behind her as he lifted her body into a sitting postion.
Recognizing the voice the memories of the day's events slammed into her, bringing tears to her eyes. She watched as his figure walked out from behind her and came to stop in front of her. Staring at his shoes she asked the question she never got the answer to. "Why, Sesshoumaru?" Kagome heard him sigh and watched as his feet moved away from her to the fire.
She raised her head and stared at the demon lord's back, "Answer me." When he turned around to face her she saw he had a plate of food in his hand. She looked to his eyes questionably and her thoughts went spinning when she saw the slightest sign of remorse deep within them.
"Even after what he did to you, you still cry for him. Why?" he asked as he brought her the plate of food.
She took the plate he offered her and took a bite out of the meat. Looking up to him after she had swallowed the bite, she shook her head. "Someone like you would never understand and someone like me couldn't ever help you to understand." She watched him nod at her and walk to a tree near the fire, sitting down at the base.
~{God, I feel like hell tonight
Tears of rage I cannot fight
I'd be the last to help you understand
Are you strong enough to be my man?}~
Kagome placed the plate on the ground after she finished, "When are you taking me back to Inu Yasha?"
Sesshoumaru heard the question but continued to stare off into the distance, her question was something he had hoped would come later. After what happened earlier in the day it would make the answer even worse to bear for her. He heard her get up, turning to look at her he saw she was making her way over to him.
Stopping in front of him she spoke again, "Sesshoumaru, I have to go back. I broke the jewel, I need to finish putting it back together. I can't do that without Inu Yasha."
"Sit down." He motioned for her to take a seat next to him. "I need to tell you something about Inu Yasha."
A sense of dread filled Kagome's mind as she sat down next to Sesshoumaru. They sat in silence for a few minutes, each second that passed made the feeling stronger. "Sesshoumaru?" she broke the silence after it became too much for her.
"Naraku killed Inu Yasha the day you left." He couldn't find a way of telling it to her easy so he just came out and told her. He heard her gasp then felt her anger rise around her, he turned into her angry glare.
"You are lying, Inu Yasha would never let himself get killed by Naraku. Sesshoumaru..." Her breath caught in her throat when he turned to look at her, his eyes letting her know he was not lying.
When she stopped yelling and the tears filled her eyes again he turned to look out into the forest. "Inu Yasha and I had come to an agreement to work together to destroy Naraku. He, I and the wolf prince were going to finish him off after you returned from your home." Sesshoumaru paused for a second, "The day you left was the night of the new moon so I had come to make sure Naraku didn't use this to his advantage. By the time I got there Naraku had just delivered the death blow."
He turned his gaze back to her and noticed she had broken down into uncontrollable sobs. Sesshoumaru placed his hand on her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her, "His last words were of you, Kagome. He told me to tell you that he loves you and told me to take care of you."
"Leave me alone." He barely heard her say. He nodded to her, standing he made his way away from the camp.
~{Nothing's true and nothing's right
So let me be alone tonight
Cause you can't change the way I am
Are you strong enough to be my man?}~
"Wait, please. What of Sango, Miroku and Shippo?" she asked between sobs.
Stopping at the edge of camp he turned back to her, "Do you want me to stay or go, Kagome?"
"Please stay, I'm sorry." She felt her heart breaking even more, placing her hands over her face she continued to cry.
Sesshoumaru made his way back over to her, and sat down next to her. Reaching out with his arm he picked up her shaking body and placed her into his lap. Holding her close he ran his hand through her hair before proceeding to rub her back in soothing circles. "Your friends are fine, I fought with Naraku and eventually he ran."
She felt him rubbing her back, his claws grazing her with each circle made. Her throat constricted as her cries became worse. 'Why? Why can't this be Inu Yasha comforting me?' Throwing her arms around Sesshoumaru she burried her face in the crook of his neck. Her breathing was coming in hickups now and her heart felt empty. "Tell me it is a lie, tell me I am dreaming." she whispered.
~{Lie to me
I promise I'll believe
Lie to me
But please don't leave}~
He heard her whispered plea and felt it tug at his heart. "I wish I could, Kagome." A tear slipped down his face. removing his hand from her back he wiped it away with his fingertip. Sesshoumaru brought it up to eye level and stared intently at the wetness. 'I'm crying?'
Sesshoumaru removed the crying girl from his body and stood. He watched as Kagome looked up to him with pleading eyes that were red and swollen. "I must go retrieve Rin. If I leave her in Jaken's care too much longer he will lose her."
Kagome grabbed the demon lord's leg as he walked passed her to leave. "You can't leave me here alone. You told Inu Yasha you would take care of me."
"I did nothing of the sort." He said as he tried to shake the girl from his leg.
"So you are just going to leave me here to fend for myself?" Her anger showing through her voice only.
~{I have a face I cannot show
I make the rules up as I go
It's try and love me if you can
Are you strong enough to be my man?}~
"I will be back, Kagome. I am just going to get Rin, you will be fine." He bent down to remove her from his leg when she shot up and glared at him.
"That wasn't Inu Yasha back at the well, that was Naraku just incase you have forgoten. You can't leave me here alone." She grabbed his clothing pulling him closer to her. "I don't care if it hurts your reputation that you have another human with you. I will not let you leave me her alone."
When he just stared at her not answering, she fell to her knees and began to cry again. She knew there was no way to persuade him to take her with him. Kagome heard him sigh, and she looked up to him.
"Come then." he said as he walked away from her.
~{When I've shown you that I just don't care
When I'm throwing punches in the air
When I'm broken down and I can't stand
Will you be strong enough to be my man?
Lie to me
I promise I'll believe
Lie to me
But please don't leave}~
Naraku watched as the two left the makeshift camp, 'Sesshoumaru, you will pay for ruining my plans.'
Song: Strong Enough by Sheryl Crow
Symbols: ~{...}~ Lyrics
'...' Thoughts
~The Masquerade: Chapter 2~
Kagome pulled herself up out of the well, turning she grabbed her bag she had placed on the ground and slung it over her shoulder. 'What does mom put in this thing? I swear it gets heavier everytime I come back.' A sweat drop beaded on her forehead then slowly started to roll down the side of her face, gaining speed as it collected more sweat in it's path.
She came face to face with Inu Yasha, so close her nose was almost touching his, when she turned to make her way to the village. "Oh" she said startled "Inu Yasha, you scared me." Taking in deep breaths, she tried to calm her breathing. She went to smile at the hanyou but stopped when she noticed the scowl on his face. "Inu Yasha, what's wrong?"
Grabbing her arm he spun, yanking her into walking, he started for the village. "I told you not to go home but you disobeyed me Kagome. I need the jewel so I can't have you running off, you are not leaving my sight from now on."
"What are you talking about, Inu Yasha?" Kagome tried to pull her arm from his grasp only to have him tighten his grip. "Inu Yasha let me go, I told you over a week ago that I had to go home when I did. Why are you acting like this?"
Slowing to a stop Inu Yasha turned to Kagome, "You didn't even go back for those test things you are always talking about. You went home for fun, we don't have time for you to have fun. We have to get the shards from the jewel YOU broke. Kami, Kikyou wouldn't be this irresponsible." As he turned he felt Kagome yank her arm free.
Tears stung her eyes, bitting her bottom lip she attempted to keep them from falling. "Inu Yasha...I..." She turned her head away from him. 'Why does he have to be like this?' she cried inwardly to herself.
Inu Yasha grabbed her face and turned it back to look at him, anger blazing in his eyes. "Wench, we don't have time for this. Stop your stupid crying." Taking her arm again, he started walking to the village.
Anger boiled up from the deepest depth inside of Kagome. 'I have had enough of this.' With that thought she firmly planted her feet on the ground. "Inu Yasha." She watched as he came to a stop and turned to her. Raising her free hand, she swung it with all her strength making contact with his right cheek. The sound echoed through the clearing surrounding the well.
Inu Yasha felt her hand make contact with a sharp sting, then a burning sensation followed. In a fit of rage, he grabbed the hand that had just harmed him and twisted it. A sickening snap was heard as the bones in her wrist broke. "Bitch, don't ever hit me again."
Kagome didn't even flinch when she felt the searing pain of her wrist being broken. Brining her eyes from her wrist to his eyes she noticed they were tinged with red. She felt a small amount of fear make it's way past her anger but she pushed it aside. Through clenched teeth she spoke to him "Inu Yasha, I am warning you, let me go right now."
Laughing at her he brought his clawed hand up, as he brought it down for the strike something hit him in the stomach. Losing his balance he fell back landing hard on his back. "I thought I smelled the filth of a hanyou." The cold emotionless voice came from behind him.
Inu Yasha tilted his head to see the man standing behind him. "Sesshoumaru, I don't have time to deal with you right now." He heard him laugh, then felt his body fly through the air making contact with a tree. "Ka..go..me" was the last thing he heard himself say before everything went black.
Kagome watched as Inu Yasha hit the tree then blacked out as he slid down the trunk. Her anger melted away to fear and that is when the pain from her wrist hit her full force. "Sesshoumaru, why?" she asked as she fell to her knees. Black dots danced in her vison as she watched the demon lord come closer.
Her body fell limp to the ground as he got to her, sighing Sesshoumaru bent down and picked her up. Taking one last look at the unconscious hanyou, he sped off into the forest with the Miko in his arm.
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Kagome woke to the smell of meat cooking. Slowly she opened her eyes just enough to see where she was at, taking in her surroundings she noticed she was at a campsite. She went to push herself up into a sitting position, a sharp pain shot through her arm and she screamed in pain. As she fell backwards to the ground she felt a hand gently grab her shoulder. "It hasn't healed completely yet, woman, let me help you up." Sesshoumaru said from behind her as he lifted her body into a sitting postion.
Recognizing the voice the memories of the day's events slammed into her, bringing tears to her eyes. She watched as his figure walked out from behind her and came to stop in front of her. Staring at his shoes she asked the question she never got the answer to. "Why, Sesshoumaru?" Kagome heard him sigh and watched as his feet moved away from her to the fire.
She raised her head and stared at the demon lord's back, "Answer me." When he turned around to face her she saw he had a plate of food in his hand. She looked to his eyes questionably and her thoughts went spinning when she saw the slightest sign of remorse deep within them.
"Even after what he did to you, you still cry for him. Why?" he asked as he brought her the plate of food.
She took the plate he offered her and took a bite out of the meat. Looking up to him after she had swallowed the bite, she shook her head. "Someone like you would never understand and someone like me couldn't ever help you to understand." She watched him nod at her and walk to a tree near the fire, sitting down at the base.
~{God, I feel like hell tonight
Tears of rage I cannot fight
I'd be the last to help you understand
Are you strong enough to be my man?}~
Kagome placed the plate on the ground after she finished, "When are you taking me back to Inu Yasha?"
Sesshoumaru heard the question but continued to stare off into the distance, her question was something he had hoped would come later. After what happened earlier in the day it would make the answer even worse to bear for her. He heard her get up, turning to look at her he saw she was making her way over to him.
Stopping in front of him she spoke again, "Sesshoumaru, I have to go back. I broke the jewel, I need to finish putting it back together. I can't do that without Inu Yasha."
"Sit down." He motioned for her to take a seat next to him. "I need to tell you something about Inu Yasha."
A sense of dread filled Kagome's mind as she sat down next to Sesshoumaru. They sat in silence for a few minutes, each second that passed made the feeling stronger. "Sesshoumaru?" she broke the silence after it became too much for her.
"Naraku killed Inu Yasha the day you left." He couldn't find a way of telling it to her easy so he just came out and told her. He heard her gasp then felt her anger rise around her, he turned into her angry glare.
"You are lying, Inu Yasha would never let himself get killed by Naraku. Sesshoumaru..." Her breath caught in her throat when he turned to look at her, his eyes letting her know he was not lying.
When she stopped yelling and the tears filled her eyes again he turned to look out into the forest. "Inu Yasha and I had come to an agreement to work together to destroy Naraku. He, I and the wolf prince were going to finish him off after you returned from your home." Sesshoumaru paused for a second, "The day you left was the night of the new moon so I had come to make sure Naraku didn't use this to his advantage. By the time I got there Naraku had just delivered the death blow."
He turned his gaze back to her and noticed she had broken down into uncontrollable sobs. Sesshoumaru placed his hand on her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her, "His last words were of you, Kagome. He told me to tell you that he loves you and told me to take care of you."
"Leave me alone." He barely heard her say. He nodded to her, standing he made his way away from the camp.
~{Nothing's true and nothing's right
So let me be alone tonight
Cause you can't change the way I am
Are you strong enough to be my man?}~
"Wait, please. What of Sango, Miroku and Shippo?" she asked between sobs.
Stopping at the edge of camp he turned back to her, "Do you want me to stay or go, Kagome?"
"Please stay, I'm sorry." She felt her heart breaking even more, placing her hands over her face she continued to cry.
Sesshoumaru made his way back over to her, and sat down next to her. Reaching out with his arm he picked up her shaking body and placed her into his lap. Holding her close he ran his hand through her hair before proceeding to rub her back in soothing circles. "Your friends are fine, I fought with Naraku and eventually he ran."
She felt him rubbing her back, his claws grazing her with each circle made. Her throat constricted as her cries became worse. 'Why? Why can't this be Inu Yasha comforting me?' Throwing her arms around Sesshoumaru she burried her face in the crook of his neck. Her breathing was coming in hickups now and her heart felt empty. "Tell me it is a lie, tell me I am dreaming." she whispered.
~{Lie to me
I promise I'll believe
Lie to me
But please don't leave}~
He heard her whispered plea and felt it tug at his heart. "I wish I could, Kagome." A tear slipped down his face. removing his hand from her back he wiped it away with his fingertip. Sesshoumaru brought it up to eye level and stared intently at the wetness. 'I'm crying?'
Sesshoumaru removed the crying girl from his body and stood. He watched as Kagome looked up to him with pleading eyes that were red and swollen. "I must go retrieve Rin. If I leave her in Jaken's care too much longer he will lose her."
Kagome grabbed the demon lord's leg as he walked passed her to leave. "You can't leave me here alone. You told Inu Yasha you would take care of me."
"I did nothing of the sort." He said as he tried to shake the girl from his leg.
"So you are just going to leave me here to fend for myself?" Her anger showing through her voice only.
~{I have a face I cannot show
I make the rules up as I go
It's try and love me if you can
Are you strong enough to be my man?}~
"I will be back, Kagome. I am just going to get Rin, you will be fine." He bent down to remove her from his leg when she shot up and glared at him.
"That wasn't Inu Yasha back at the well, that was Naraku just incase you have forgoten. You can't leave me here alone." She grabbed his clothing pulling him closer to her. "I don't care if it hurts your reputation that you have another human with you. I will not let you leave me her alone."
When he just stared at her not answering, she fell to her knees and began to cry again. She knew there was no way to persuade him to take her with him. Kagome heard him sigh, and she looked up to him.
"Come then." he said as he walked away from her.
~{When I've shown you that I just don't care
When I'm throwing punches in the air
When I'm broken down and I can't stand
Will you be strong enough to be my man?
Lie to me
I promise I'll believe
Lie to me
But please don't leave}~
Naraku watched as the two left the makeshift camp, 'Sesshoumaru, you will pay for ruining my plans.'