InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Turn Around ❯ Chpt 13: A New Friendship? ( Chapter 13 )

IMPORTANT NOTICE!
PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE STARTING THE STORY:

I do not own any of these characters in this FanFic. -Sigh- Although I wish I could, especially Sesshomaru...-giggle-

All lettering in ITALICS means the person is having these thoughts in their head. They are not spoken out loud.

Word Key: (Translation)

Arigatou - Thank You
Kami - God
Gomen ne/Gomen nasai - Sorry/Very Sorry
Baka - Idiot
Doushite - Why
Iie - No
Hai - Yes
Honto ne - Really
Onegai - Please
Doragon - Dragon
Gami - Toad
Ningen - Human
Nan desu ka - What is it?
Genki - Fine
Kudasai - Please
Yameru - Enough
Iku - Go
Nani? - What?
Naze desu ka - Why?
Domo arigato gozuimasu - Thank you very much!
Matte - Wait
Ima Yameru - Stop it now!
Chikusho - Damn it!
Anata-no namae wa? - What is your name?
Watashi no namae wa desu - My name is...
Do itashi mashite - You're welcome!
Damare - Shut up!
Ogaa-san - Mother
Otou-san - Father
Warawa nai - Don't laugh!
Masaka - It Can't Be!
Wakaranai - I don't understand
Bakayarou - Stupid Bastard
Kiesare - Get out of here!

TO ALL: PLEASE NOTE!The Word Key will slowly be updated as the story moves along.

OKAY, let the reading commence! Enjoy!

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THIS CHAPTER HAS NO ORIGINAL REFERENCE TO THE ORIGINAL INU YASHA SERIES. THIS IS SOMETHING I ADDED MYSELF. Please take note of these changes.

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Chpt 13: A New Friendship?

 

Kagura moaned as she slowly woke up. She hurt everywhere, but the worst pain was inbetween her legs and her aching head.

 

Blood was slowly leaking from her head, and slowly made its way onto her face. Another mix of substances were leaking out of between her thighs, and her nose wrinkled at the disapproving scent.

 

That bastard raped me…and beat me up as he did so. Well I hope he had fun and remembers it, because next time I'll make sure such a humiliating thing doesn't happen!

 

She tried to stand up, but it was for nothing. Her legs held up her light frame for just one second, but to no avail, couldn't fully support her weight long enough to walk, so she sunk to the floor like a heavy rock in water.

 

Kagura was miserable. She was sore, and angry that Naraku had chosen to work with the filthy ningen instead of her. Depression threatened to take over, and for once, she decided not to hold back on her emotions.

 

As she lay helpless yet again on the floor, tears flowed out of her eyes, seemingly never-ending. Suddenly, she regretted saying those mean things to Rin. It wasn't her fault she was here, and she didn't even want to be. She had been dragged here, kind of like she had been by Naraku, and felt sympathy for her. Kagura knew how she felt, and it was unfortunate they were both in a similar situation.

 

At least she can get out of it. Sooner or later, her friends will come to save her, I know it. I'm glad for her.

 

Sniffling, she managed to stop the flow of tears, but they still showed on her face.

 

The door cracked open, and expecting Naraku, Kagura immediately closed her eyes and winced.

 

Shockingly, it was Rin, and she held a saddened look on her face.

 

“This Rin apologizes for intruding, it seems as though this isn't my room, and you are in the middle of something. Rin shall take her leave.”

 

Kagura looked at her as if she were a lifeline, and wore a pleading look on her face, which was a completely unexpected act by the normally cold, rude, and ruthless wind witch.

 

“No, no, onegai, don't leave me. Rin, I'm so sorry. Gomen nasai, Rin. I didn't really mean those things, I…I feel so horrible for saying them. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. I really don't know what came over me, and whatever it was, I hope you can see me as a nicer person.

 

I am sorry for blaming you for being here…I know you aren't here by choice, because I'm not either. I know what its like to not belong here, and I just…cant express in words how sorry I am.”

 

Rin sympathesized, and could tell the woman was sorry. Despite her cruel words, without questioning her sudden change of mood, Rin nodded her head in acceptance.

 

“What happened, Kagura? Why are you bleeding? Let this Rin help you!”

 

Unwillingly, and yet willingly at the same time, Kagura told her what had happened earlier with Naraku.

 

Rin nodded her head, and made faces as she went into graphic detail of what had happened until she was knocked out. She sighed sadly as she looked at all of Kagura's wounds, knowing that the physical ones would take time, despite the fact that she was a full demon. The emotional ones would never heal, only fade away with time, and even then they would never be completely gone. The memory would always be there.

 

To say the least, Kagura was lucky she wasn't awake while it happened. Rin could only pray something like this didn't occur again, seeing how the poor wind witch didn't deserve it. No one did, really.

 

Rin was in her enemy's “household” so she decided to take this opportunity to learn as much about him as she could. Rin asked questions, and some of the answers were shocking. The scariest thing was something she had already known, but it didn't make the thought more comforting.

 

Naraku was after the Shikon No Kaerka, (Shikon No Tama Jewel Shards) and was going to have enough power to rule every living creature on the earth. Once he had them all, nothing would be able to stop them. The only shards that were left over that he didn't have, were the ones that Kagome kept around her neck. If Naraku were to get ahold of those, everyone would be in grave danger, and the chances were slim to none of him ever being defeated. It was a harsh reality, but true none the less.

 

“So, if Naraku gets your shards…” Kagura paused, looking directly at Rin as she bent down, cleaning the wind witches wounds. Rin looked down at Kagura from her half standing half sitting point, knowing the truth, and showing it in her eyes.

 

“We're in trouble, to say it very lightly,” Rin finished for her, as she finished dressed the last wound, which was on her head.

 

Kagura nodded, without saying anything.

 

“Arigatou, Rin. You have been so kind to me, I owe you!” Kagura smiled up at her, her eyes showing gratitude and the promise of friendship.

 

“Rin will always be here, at least for now. You can tell her your problems, or just talk, whenever you feel like it! But, Rin thinks its wise Naraku doesn't find out about our “alliance.” Keep up the name calling, and rudeness, and hopefully he won't suspect anything.”

 

Kagura nodded her head at the good proposition, and could smell Naraku enter the building. Immediately, Rin ran to the door, to start off just as she had an hour ago.

 

“This Rin seems to have walked into the wrong room. You are obviously busy…dressing your wounds. Rin apologizes for intruding.”

“You damn well better apologize, you bitch! Leave! IKU! KIESARE! NOW! Or else you will stink up my room! You do not belong here, wench. Get out of my sight before your stink burns my eyes!”

 

Rin made herself angry, and pretended the wind witch really meant those words. Her miko powers flared, and she purposely flung one to zing past Kagura's head.

 

Rin winked despite her anger, to show she had meant to throw it.

 

“Rin does not stink, and this Rin will leave, only because she chooses to, and not because you ordered her to!”

 

“You, you little WENCH, do not have a choice in the matter!”

 

Kagura was getting more and more mad, but so was the miko. She was about to attack, when Naraku walked in, and saw the ladies about to engage in a battle.

 

“Ima yameru! Chikusho!Can't both of you just DAMARE for a minute?”

 

Kagura ignored his words, and gave Rin a glare. It was enough to flare off her temper, and not to mention her miko power, so just when it was about to fling off her again, Naraku, thankfully, stopped her. Something had told Rin perhaps she wouldn't have been able to miss if she flared off her powers a second time.

 

“There will be time to use your miko powers later. Apparently, dinner is served downstairs, and both of you are to go down and eat. Kagura, you shall go down first. I have need to speak with Rin for a few moments, alone.”

 

Kagura merely nodded weakly, and walked out of the room, thankfully out of his presence, but feeling sympathy mentally for Rin.

 

“So, miko, how is your training coming along? All goes well, I hope.”

“Things are fine, master. This Rin is progressing, quite well.”

 

“Good, and for that, I am glad. That is all I wished to know at this moment in time. Go downstairs, and try not to fight with Kagura. She has had…a rough day, to say the least.”

 

Rin saw him smirk, and mentally was completely disgusted, and felt sorry for Kagura having to endure that. Hiding her knowledge of it well, she ran off downstairs, pretending to still be mad at Kagura for the previous argument they had just had.

 

Maybe this Rin isn't here alone. At least Kagura can relate to this Rin. This Rin looks forward to talking to her in the future!

 

Although it was a small improvement from what she normally had, it was far better than nothing. This was the happiest day since her arrival, and she would never forget it.

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Sesshomaru flew his way through the air, simply a white blur on his youki cloud. From afar, people might have even thought of him as a shooting star. He was finally on his way to see Kagome, Inu Yasha, and the rest of them, to take on his plan of action.

Somehow, something told him that they were thinking the same thing he was, and that they would agree to fight as one group for the time being.

After a few hours of constant flight, he made it to the village. He wondered how he got there so quickly, and blamed it on his determination.

Sesshomaru began to wish that he had taken another hour to get there. Before the home was in sight, he could hear children squealing like pigs, saying something along the lines of “I don't want to go to bed! I want to look at the stars!”

These “sounds” were threatening to burst his eardrums, but despite the fact, he approached the home. His face set to not show his discomfort, he walked into the room with his usual cold demeanor, not waiting to be acknowledged.

Inu Yasha was seemingly upstairs, and he heard his voice yell out above the screeching and crying.

“BAKAYAROU! I'll be down there in a minute to deal with you, Sesshomaru!”

Sesshomaru heard a slap, then a whimper, and inside his gut knew Kagome had scolded him for swearing in front of the children. As usual, he was right, because her next words were:

“INU YASHA! You CANNOT speak like that in front of the children! It's bad enough we have one of you in the house, a second would surely kill me!”

“Kagome, I didn't mean it, I swear…” Inu Yasha was raising his hands, and then quickly said,

“Iie, iie, iie, not that…”

and before he could finish, Kagome yelled out,

“OSUWARI!”

Inu Yasha's drop could be heard from downstairs, and to be truthfull, it sounded like a ton of bricks falling from a few stories high.

Inu Yasha's groan was loud, and he sounded as if he was defeated. In a way, he was, and always would be, with her at least.

“You know I love you, but sometimes, you say the most horrible things, and you only seem to learn through pain. Everytime you do things like this, it's like you're begging me to hurt you, and you know I don't want to…”

Kagome purposely put on a sad face, and made her eyes water. Inu Yasha couldn't tell the act, and thought it was real. He felt the guilt hit him in the gut, real hard.

“I'm so sorry Kagome, I really don't mean to hurt you, I…I…I'll try not to do it again, okay? Or at least not in front of the children…”

Kagome turned around and smirked, knowing she had won again. Kagome faced him once again, a smile replacing the face sad face that was there not but a moment ago.

“Oh good! Then you can go and tell your “loved one” about our plan while I put the children to bed. Sango and Miroku are too busy at the moment. They ran to Kaede's to get some more chamomile herbs. I ran out, and they're good to give to the children when they have awoken from a nightmare, and have trouble going back to sleep.”

“But, but…but…that's not…”

Kagome threateningly went to shout “Osuwari” again, but he quickly kissed her instead to make sure she didn't say it.

“Don't think you are off the hook just yet! You aren't until you go and speak with Sesshomaru! Now go!”

Kagome lightly pushed him in the direction of Sesshomaru, and he groaned at knowing he would give satisfaction to his half brother by telling him the plan.

Inu Yasha sighed, and decided to go over the plan with him.

After hearing it, they both nodded their heads in agreement, just as Kagome walked downstairs.

“Oh good, you've both come to an agreement! That's very nice. As soon as those two get back, we can leave on our new journey! But…who will watch our children, Inu Yasha? Perhaps Kaede could manage for a while, do you think?”

“The children will not be a problem, miko. They can temporaraily reside at my palace in the Western Lands, until our return. Jaken could use some more…company.”

Sesshomaru smirked as he pictured Jaken with all the little children driving him up the walls. It was too bad he wouldn't be there to witness his torture.

Kagome was in shock of the proposition, and thought perhaps she had heard incorrectly, so she asked,

“Honto ne? I mean, are you sure, Sesshomaru? That's very generous of you!”

“Keep in mind, I do this not for you miko, but for Rin.”

Kagome nodded, and decided not to further press the issue. Seeing that it was getting late, she figured that the taija and the houshi wouldn't be returning tonight. Kagome was torn, because Sesshomaru was here, and she didn't have a place for him to sleep.

As if to hear her thoughts, he answered,

“I shall not be sleeping. Demons such as I do not need sleep every night. I shall stay awake and…brood.”

Kagome decided once again to not question him, and announced she was tired and was retiring for the night.

“I shall retire too!”

Inu Yasha winked at Kagome, and she merely rolled her eyes. When Kagome thought Sesshomaru couldn't hear her anymore, she told Inu Yasha,

“Not tonight! I'm too…”

But before she could finish, Inu Yasha had her in his arms, and closed their bedroom door with his foot. He lay her down on the bed, and even despite their attempt to be quiet, Sesshomaru heard their giggles and quite sounds last for about half an hour before he heard their deep, even breathing.

Perhaps, when I see Rin…

Sesshomaru stopped his thoughts, and smirked, deciding that he had just found an interesting situation to brood on for the rest of the night.

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