InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Road To Forever ❯ Blackout ( Chapter 9 )

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DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Inuyasha or any of the characters created by Rumiko Takahashi. I do however own the title, chapters, plot and characters in this fan fiction that were made up by me and never introduced in the manga or anime.
 
 
" " : talking out loud
 
' ' : thoughts to oneself
 
Italics: thoughts, flashbacks or dreams
 
Bold: Inuyasha's demon thoughts
 
* * : sounds or actions
 
The Road to Forever
 
-Chapter 9: Blackout-
 
It had taken a whole twenty-four hours after leaving Sesshomaru's palace until Inuyasha had finally found the scent of the panther-youkai he was hunting.
 
`Shit, this is taking way too long, they aren't far now, I hope I can get this over with so I can get the hell out of here and back to Kagome. I hope she's okay.' Inuyasha thought as he neared a small youkai village that was in shambles.
 
The village itself was still, as if the inhabitants had suddenly fled. Inuyasha sniffed around and discovered that they hadn't left at all. He could smell death all around him, but there wasn't a body to be seen. Where there should be bodies, all the hanyou could see was piles of clothes. `What the hell happened here? It's like the bodies disappeared!'
 
Catching a stronger scent of youkai in the wind, Inuyasha changed direction and quickly set out to follow. He came across a large farm. The main building seemed to have a cooking fire burning. `Keh, well they got to be here somewhere…'
 
Before the half demon was able to finish that thought to himself, a black-haired humanoid panther-youkai rushed towards him from behind the hut pointing a small katana that was emitting a powerful demonic energy. “What the hell do you want dog? Get lost if you know what's good for you!”
 
“I came to tell you the same thing. Keh, don't matter though. I could use some entertainment.” Inuyasha said as he unsheathed his sword and attacked the panther-demon.
 
As soon as the Tetsusaiga made contact with the panther-demon's sword, Inuyasha felt a very painful pulling sensation. It was if his youkai was being ripped from his body. The pain became almost unbearable and he dropped to his knees.
 
“So half-demon, do you like my sword? I've already completely obliterated forty Inu-youkai with it in a matter of seconds. It shouldn't be long now until you join them!” the demon snarled, grinning.
 
“What…the…hell…Ahhhhh!” Inuyasha's eyes were starting to flash red and he felt his transformation approaching. It seemed to make the pain worse however. “I'm telling you now…cat…stop this now…before you regret it!”
 
“What's the matter? Is the wittle doggie getting angry? You're so pathetic, trying to act like a full-blooded demon. You can't even stand up! I gotta tell you though, your allies didn't last half as long. I guess you seem to have an advantage over them. Not much though. Even you can't survive once your youkai has been pulled out of your body and added to my sword!”
 
Inuyasha didn't have time to register the words before he felt the pulse in his body. He was trying with everything in his power to hold back the transformation, but it was a lost cause. The next time he felt his body pulse, he blacked out.
 
Kagome was getting worried. She had barely made it through her graduation before she had collapsed on stage receiving her diploma the day before. Inuyasha still had yet to come back and the pain she was feeling was now almost constant. Her mother had done everything she could to try and lessen her daughter`s misery. There was nothing that helped anymore.
 
The young miko sat up in her bed grimacing with tears running down her eyes. She was scared and worried. `Inuyasha, where are you? I hope you're okay, please get here soon!'
 
The pain was completely unbearable, Kagome knew her body wouldn't be able to handle much more of this before she went into shock. She concentrated her miko energy into where her pain was radiating from. A small pink glow started to appear in her lower abdomen, relieving the tearing from within her body to a manageable level.
 
Sighing, Kagome laid back down on the soft mattress. `Please hurry Inuyasha, there's only two days left before the full moon!'
 
Inuyasha's body felt like it was torn to shreds. Everything hurt. He tried to open his eyes. One of them seemed sealed shut with blood. The other could only see the pitch black of the night. `What the hell happened to me? How long have I been out?'
 
The hanyou sniffed the air around him. He could tell that he must have been injured pretty severely with the amount of the his own blood he could smell around him. His senses seemed dulled however. He should have been able to smell animals nearby or water. It was as if he was human. Inuyasha suddenly sat up panicking and looked at the moon. The moon was still out. He looked at his hands, to reveal ten blood-stained and clawless fingers.
 
`I'm humanbut it's not the moonless night! What the hell happened with that demon? I've been out for days! I only have a couple of days left. What the hell am I gonna do? Fucking Sesshomaru! God damn it!' Inuyasha thought as he used his sword as a crutch, gasping as he stood to his feet.
 
As his eye had adjusted to the moonlight, Inuyasha looked around him. There were gutted panther-youkai bodies surrounding him. The one he remembered had a small sword pierced through the top of his head.
 
`Well, I guess that takes care of that problem. I should probably do something about this sword though.' The half-demon slowly grabbed the handle of the katana and slowly pulled it free. He walked through the small pile of bodies and made his way back to what was left of the farm.
 
Inuyasha knew that he didn't have much time left before the full moon, but without his demonic senses and his body in the condition it was, it wouldn't do him any good to be wandering around in the dark in an area where many demons lived. After walking into the hut, Inuyasha propped himself up against a wall and again passed out.
 
“I see you aren't dead. Get up.” a dark figure broke the hanyou from his slumber.
 
It was still dark, he must not have been asleep for very long. Inuyasha looked to the direction of the voice. “So, you were that worried about me you came all the way down here? Sesshomaru, I didn't know you cared.”
 
“I do not, I merely did not wish to lose our father's sword to the likes of those vermin. Now get up, you have wasted too much time. Your mate may well be dead by now.” Sesshomaru said stoically.
 
Inuyasha tried to stand, once again using Tetsusaiga as a cane but he lost his balance and fell backwards, smashing his head against the wall.
 
“You are weak little brother. I should just kill you now and show you mercy.” The taiyoukai pointed a sword at him and struck, but Inuyasha didn't even flinch. He was amazed a second later when he no longer felt any pain.
 
“Now get up. I will not say it again.” Sesshomaru commanded picking up the small katana the panther-youkai had wielded earlier and placing next to Tenseiga in his sash. He then turned and walked out of the hut. Inuyasha smirked and followed. Maybe Sesshomaru did care after all.
 
It was morning by the time the two brothers made their way back to the palace. Inuyasha slowly felt his senses coming back into focus as he regained his demon powers. He followed Sesshomaru down a long hall in the main building.
 
“You may bathe in here. There are clothes beside the bath. Put them on when you are finished. We will leave when you are done.” Sesshomaru said as he pointed to a very large room with ornate wall paintings and a tub filled with steaming water in the middle.
 
Inuyasha was getting agitated. “Fuck the bath, I don't have time for this! I need to go and get Kagome!”
 
“You will bathe. I will not sully the mating ritual I must perform any further by having your foul stench permeating everything within a ten-mile radius.” The Lord of the Western Lands then pushed his brother towards the bathroom and proceeded to walk down the hall.
 
Inuyasha reluctantly stripped and entered the almost scalding-hot tub grimacing. `What the hell is it with this cooking-yourself shit?'
 
The water smelled like pine and lavender. It wasn't that bad. Inuyasha was still worried about Kagome. He washed quickly before getting back out of the tub to dry.
 
Once he was dried he picked up the small pile of material. There were three different garments, a red cotton juban, two other garments made out of silk, a silk obi, some socks and a pair of black leather boots (much like Sesshomaru's). Inuyasha ignored the footwear for now and picked up the red undergarment and put it on. Next he grabbed the white silk hakama and tied them on. It definitely had a different feel than his rough fire-rat fur. They were lighter and thinner.
 
Next was the haori. This was also made out of silk. It was white with a pattern of two purple jagged markings running diagonally near the hem of the sleeves (which flared out much like his brother's) as well as at the left side of the neckline. The pattern reminded Inuyasha somewhat of his demon markings on his face that were only visible during times when he transformed.
 
The obi was red with the same purple pattern near the ends and in the middle. Once tied, each loop of the bow held the pattern in each side corner.
 
Lastly the hanyou considered the socks and boots. He had never liked wearing shoes. He supposed that the whole outfit might look a little odd without them though. He could get away with it when he was wearing his fire-rat but now it just seemed wrong to look so polished and wear bare feet. Sighing he picked up the socks.
 
Sesshomaru had finished gathering the needed materials for the ritual and gave them to Jaken to load them onto Ah-Un. He walked back through the castle to the large bathing room where he found his brother standing up looking at his feet and grumbling.
 
“Sesshomaru, what the hell is with these clothes? First you heal me, then you obviously had these made for me. What is going on? Have you hit your head or something?” Inuyasha questioned, smirking.
 
“It would not be acceptable for the brother of the lord of this castle to be anything but presentable of his station while in the western lands.” Sesshomaru answered.
 
“My station?! I thought you considered me unworthy of our fathers blood and nothing better than a worthless half-breed! Now I have a station?” Inuyasha was confused and a little freaked out. His brother had never once in his life ever accepted him as his father's son.
 
“Much like any great ruler I too adapt to change. You have proven yourself to be, at times, a useful and powerful warrior. After your mating, you will come back to the palace to be welcomed to the house of the west as my brother. We will leave now.” The taiyoukai turned and walked away as a stunned-looking Inuyasha followed behind him.
 
Author's Note: Yeah I did get to writing a little bit in-between work. I'm still really busy, I've been working a lot of 12-hours shifts. This is one of my days off and I got a little bored. I can't promise anything else until the beginning of April, but maybe I'll get bored on my next days off, who knows ^.^
 
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