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Secret Possession	By : SakuraAngel1 Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 44853 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 9
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
- 1-His
- 2-Hers
- 3-Theirs
- 4-Escape
- 5-Loss
- 6-Encounter
- 7-Blood
- 8-Regret
- 9-Plans
- 10-Emotion
- 11-Error
- 12-Pain
- 13-Death
- 14-The Meeting
- 15-The Taking
- 16-The Recovery
- 17-The Uninvited
- 18-The Terms
- 19-The Damned
- 20-The Dilemma
- 15
- 16
- 17
A/N: WOO! I won 2nd Place for Best Horror/Dark Fic in the Dokuga Awards!
Thank you, everyone for voting! I have a lot of fun writing this and it's really relaxing to just get into character or characters while writing~ *hugs*
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Chapter 16: The Recovery
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It was becoming more difficult each time he repressed it.
His inner demon…it wanted to claw its way through his iron-grip control and make his little mate submit to him.
She has not healed yet, Sesshoumaru reminded himself as he tried to mentally shake off the red haze starting to cloud his vision.
But Kagome was resistant, intentionally and unintentionally challenging him as an Alpha.
Although Sesshoumaru had been more than kind to allow her to be angry with him and to let certain things slide, her refusal to be properly taken care of seemed to have crossed the line.
Enough was enough.
He was not Inuyasha; allowing her health to deteriorate because of the lack of food or because he was sneaking off with another woman and he definitely wasn’t going to allow her own stubbornness to get in the way either.
Tonight, he needed to put Kagome in her proper place.
Kagome was mated to him and it was Sesshoumaru’s duty to protect her as well as provide for her, even if she didn’t want him to.
Kagome was his.
Fighting back his angered inner demon, Sesshoumaru dug his sharp claws into his palms as he repressed a low growl and glared down at mate’s tiny frame on the massive futon.
“Why do you insist on making matters difficult?” Sesshoumaru asked intensely as he continued to glare down at his human mate.
Kagome said nothing as she angrily folded her arms across her chest and decided to look away from the tall, Taiyoukai; silently ignoring his question in the hopes that he would leave her alone.
But Sesshoumaru was adamant; he wasn’t going to drop this easily and let her have this victory.
“You need to eat. I will not allow you to die, simply because you chose to starve yourself out of spite for me,” Sesshoumaru growled irritably.
Kagome huffed at his statement before she effortlessly tossed her large mass of wavy black hair over her shoulder without the use of her hands.
“I want to go home,” Kagome demanded.
Sesshoumaru raised an annoyed, delicate eyebrow at her absurd request.
“This is your home. You are mated to me…therefore you shall live here.” Sesshoumaru replied coldly.
This wasn’t her home! She never wanted to be here, especially with him!
Kagome could feel the tears of anger begin to rise in her, but the more she forced it back, the more they threatened to fall; she didn’t want to show any sign of weakness in front of him.
Why couldn’t he just leave her alone or release her?
She just wanted to be back with Inuyasha…
But how could she ever face her beloved hanyou now that she had been intimate with another man…giving birth to another man’s children?
Would Inuyasha still want her, even if she wasn’t pure?
There were so many opportunities in the past that Kagome could have easily gave herself to Inuyasha, but she wanted to wait for the perfect moment, the perfect time to share their love…but now…
Now…
Sesshoumaru watched Kagome angrily strike the large futon with her fists on both sides of her as angry, hot tears began to spill from her blue-grey eyes.
Finally, overwhelmed with her current circumstances, Kagome snapped.
“I never asked to be mated…not to you, of all people! You’ve ruined everything…you took away everything from me and now I have nothing! You’ve defiled me and now I am nothing…Inuyasha will never love me now because of you-”
The instant that the hanyou’s name had left her beautiful red lips, was the moment that Sesshoumaru’s iron-grip control slipped and in a quick flash, the angered Taiyoukai with red tinted eyes appeared in front of the sobbing miko; pinning her down as he straddled her on the futon.
Kagome’s heart began to race as she realized that she was no longer sitting up, but in fact lying down as the powerful inuyoukai was carefully straddled above her waist, mindful of her current soreness, as he pinned her wrists above her head; her voice halted in place as she noticed the red tint in his eyes.
“You will never speak of his name again, understood?” Sesshoumaru growled in a dangerously low tone as he watched his frightened mate blink back her tears and draw in a shaky breath, before she defiantly stuck out her chin in an effort to not make herself look weak.
Kagome swallowed nervously as she warily watched the Taiyoukai above her from her vulnerable position underneath him. Inuyasha was not himself whenever his demon side would take over and he would attempt to kill everyone around him, including herself.
To see Sesshoumaru this angry brought back flashbacks of her close calls with him and the hanyou and Kagome knew she had to choose her words as well as her actions carefully, but despite that, she refused to look weak, even though she was still crying.
She just wanted to stay alive long enough to escape from here and hopefully, Inuyasha would take her back.
Kagome prayed that he would take her back…
The possibility that he wouldn’t, seemed to have made the miko cry even more.
“…I loved him. I loved him…and you took him away from me,” Kagome managed to choke out in between sobs.
Apparently, Kagome didn’t choose her words wisely as the angered Taiyoukai above her became even angrier; his sharp claws lightly dug into her small, delicate wrists as he growled so thunderously, that it vibrated through Kagome’s whole tiny body.
“You are mine. He never wanted you, he never deserved you or your loyalty,” Sesshoumaru snarled as his claws dug deeper into her skin, just above the Shikon jewel around one of her wrists; breaking her delicate, porcelain skinned flesh and causing the young woman beneath him to whimper in pain.
More treacherous tears began to spill from her eyes as she tried to hold them back, but to no avail as he painfully dug the tips of his razor sharp claws into her skin, causing blood to slowly trickle down her arms. It hurt so badly and she was really becoming scared by having an angry, red-eyed youkai so close to her.
Kagome hoped that he wouldn’t become so angry as to rape her again. She was still sore from giving birth two nights ago…
“Then what do you want from me?” Kagome cried as she finally tore her eyes away from him.
Once again, Kagome unknowingly submitted to him by breaking her gaze.
It was a small act, but Sesshoumaru wanted more.
He knew that he was hurting his precious mate, but a little bit a pain was worth it, if it meant that she would stop her useless resistance. Carefully, he removed one of his clawed hands from above her and reached out to gently stroke her tear-stained cheek.
Sesshoumaru wanted her to be happy, but first she had to let go of her feelings for the worthless hanyou and only then, will she be able to fully embrace her new life with him.
“Submit to me,” Sesshoumaru demanded.
Quietly, Kagome shook her head and even though she wasn’t looking at him, she could sense that his anger only increased.
Carefully, Sesshoumaru lowered his broad chest onto Kagome’s; applying heavy pressure onto her, but not anywhere near her lower abdomen as his grip on her wrists tightened.
“I do not wish to hurt you, Kagome. However, you are bringing this upon yourself. If you submit to me, then you shall have happiness in your life. Refusing to do so will only bring you great misery,” Sesshoumaru warned.
Kagome screwed her eyes shut and clenched her teeth as the sharp pain in her wrists intensified.
It was nothing compared to the pain of giving birth, but Kagome suspected that it was probably the poison that was in his claws that caused the most of the pain…
But nonetheless, Kagome refused to give in; shaking her head at the Taiyoukai once again.
This caused Sesshoumaru to growl in frustration before he leaned over to nibble roughly at the mark on her neck, making it glow in response to him and triggering an unusual sharp pain throughout Kagome’s body.
“You will never belong to anyone else, because you belong to me. You will obey me,” Sesshoumaru growled.
He watched as Kagome eyes fluttered open from the mating mark’s excruciating pain and nearly smirked when he saw that familiar red glow of his youki around her eyes had returned.
Kagome was going to open her mouth to protest, but almost instinctually, she kept it shut.
When he had nibble on her shoulder with his sharp fangs, it felt as though there were thousands or millions of sharp little needles stabbing at her most sensitive nerves and although the pain was brief, it seemed to have had a lasting effect on the young miko.
Kagome didn’t want to feel that pain again.
Tenderly, Sesshoumaru held Kagome’s chin with his free hand and tilted it up so that she may look at him, but she still chose to look away from him as her bottom lip quivered.
His youki inside of her was causing her to submit to him and although Kagome was doing her best to fight it, his youki was something that couldn’t be easily controlled.
Kagome naturally had a fiery spirit and Sesshoumaru didn’t want her to lose that, but he also didn’t want her use it against him.
She had to learn what it’s like to be mated to a youkai; he was her Alpha and she had to submit to him whenever he wanted.
Slowly, the red tint in his eyes began to fade as he retracted his claws from within Kagome’s bleeding wrists and loosen his hold on her.
“Will you obey me now?” Sesshoumaru asked as watched Kagome intently.
Kagome remained silent as she leaned her head against her raised arm, choosing to cry quietly instead of answering the Taiyoukai’s question.
It wasn’t a yes or a no, but it was a good enough answer for Sesshoumaru tonight. At least she was listening to him now.
Gently, Sesshoumaru brought Kagome’s wrists back down and before he released her completely, he brought one of her wrists to his lips.
Kagome didn’t pay attention to what he was doing until he began to slowly lick the bloodstains from her arm, taking his time as he made his way back to the source of her injury before gently sucking the blood out from the tiny holes he made, then licking them to make it heal back up.
Kagome couldn’t help the moan that had managed to escape her as he licked her very sensitive skin and began to cry some more out of shame from her reaction.
It felt strangely…good as he licked her tiny wounds clean and she had felt great relief when the pain in her wrist was beginning to disappear with every gentle lick he gave, that sound had inadvertently escaped from her quivering lips.
Kagome instantly hated herself for being so weak.
Sesshoumaru smirked as he heard her moan, before he reluctantly released her other arm and began to give the same attention to the one adorned with the Shikon jewel.
Her blood tasted amazing to him.
He could taste the tingling power in the sweet, metallic tasting liquid, despite the fact that her powers remained dormant due to the rosary around her neck and he wanted to taste more of it.
But as soon as he was finished cleaning her other wound, he realized how weary his little mate was, so he used his powerful youki to summon someone from the kitchen; the youkai cook easily knew what was being asked of him.
As he awaited the arrival of her meal, Sesshoumaru decided to tend to the mating mark on her shoulder.
Kagome continued to avoid his gaze as she silently chastised herself for her actions, but she was so distracted by her inner thoughts that once again, another moan escaped her; this time it was even louder.
Sesshoumaru smirked against the crook of her shoulder before her continued to lick her mark again; ignoring the fact that the miko beneath him was beginning to feebly try to push him off.
It was amazing that a mating mark could be very effective.
Once marked, the area becomes extremely sensitive, not only to touches, but also to emotions and now, Kagome was experiencing the pleasure her mark could bring.
Mating marks were so sensitive that the one marked could easily achieve an orgasm through it without being intimately touched at all. It could bring intense pain as well as intense pleasure, depending on what the Alpha does to it.
But it wasn’t enough to merely aid Kagome into submission; Sesshoumaru still required the rosary for her later training.
Kagome was struggling to hold back her moans as the Taiyoukai skillfully licked the mark that was in between the crook of her neck as she started to shed new tears of shame for becoming suddenly aroused by his actions.
Sesshoumaru could sense the shame and despair coming from his tiny mate, but he continued to lick the mating mark in an effort to bring her comfort.
But when he noticed that the scent of tears was beginning to increase, he reluctantly stopped his actions and pulled away from her to get a good look at her face.
He was simply trying to pleasure her…to reward her for her good behavior. Why was she still crying?
Gently, he reached out to cup her tearstained cheek; noting with frustration, that she refused to look at him.
“Why are you crying? There is nothing that I am doing to you that you should be ashamed about,” Sesshoumaru murmured as he gently stroked her cheek.
Kagome closed her eyes again, causing more tears to spill as she bit her bottom lip to prevent herself from sobbing out loud again.
How could he believe that what he was doing was right?
Just a moment ago, he was causing her pain and now…
“…I don’t want this…” Kagome choked.
Why couldn’t he just leave her alone? He had already hurt her a lot; physically and emotionally.
She just wanted to be left alone.
“Look at me,” Sesshoumaru ordered softly as reached out with his other clawed hand and brushed away Kagome’s soft, ebony bangs away from her forehead, before she reluctantly opened her stormy blue eyes to look at him.
“You are mine, now. I am going to protect you and our pups until I draw my last breath. I only require your obedience and your loyalty. In return, I will never hurt you again and will give you anything and everything that you ask of me,” Sesshoumaru whispered tenderly as he stroked her warm, wet cheek.
Kagome sniffled, but said nothing as she listened to the Taiyoukai’s warm words.
“I know that it was not your choice to enter into this mating and it was my own selfishness to force this upon you, but I, and only I alone should carry that burden of what I did to you that night. For that, I am deeply sorry,” Sesshoumaru said sincerely.
Kagome furrowed her eyebrows together in confusion.
Sesshoumaru…apologizing…to her…a human?
First, he raped her, then he tried to hurt her, afterwards he was trying to comfort her and now, he was apologizing?
What was the Taiyoukai after? Did he really need her this much to get back at Inuyasha?
What the hell did he want? It was obvious that he wanted her guard down for some reason, but she wasn’t going to give in.
Warily, she continued to watch the inuyoukai above her; refusing to believe a single word he said.
“What do you want really want from me?” Kagome asked hoarsely.
Instead of answering her question right away, Sesshoumaru quietly leaned forward and began to gently lick away her salty tears from her flushed cheeks. Somehow, tasting the bitterness of her tears seemed to have made the Taiyoukai’s heart ache in sorrow for her.
She didn’t trust him; even when he was being completely honest with her.
But Sesshoumaru knew from the beginning that it would be hard to earn her trust back, but as long as she was listening to him, eventually she will begin to trust him.
As he finished removing the warm, salty tears from her face, he gently leaned over and huskily whispered his answer to her question into her small ear.
Kagome glanced over at the Taiyoukai as she was taken aback by his one-word answer and watched wordlessly as he removed himself from his straddled position above her, before walking over to the sleeping room’s large doors to slide it open.
One of Kagome’s personal maids quietly entered into the massive sleeping room, bowing respectfully to the pair of them as she carried a large tray of food over to Kagome’s lap.
The food smelled absolutely delicious as there were many delectable selections to choose from and once again, the tray of food was accompanied with a small kettle of green tea along with a small cup.
But as appealing as food sounded to the young miko, Kagome wordlessly stared at the Taiyoukai standing by the door as her thoughts were still stuck on the answer that Sesshoumaru gave her just before the maid entered in.
Why did his answer bother her so much?
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It was around mid-morning when it had finally stopped.
The youkai men who had constantly entered into the brothel’s private room, one by one, seemed to have been endless and there were even times where she had blacked out all together in the hopes that her abuse would end sometime soon.
There was no honor living this life here as a whore.
To have men who simply paid a small price to use her body for a given amount of time to satisfy their erotic needs and to leave her there helpless and broken, only to be immediately used by another…
There was no honor in that.
The room was heavily scented with the heady scent of sex and sweat and it took everything in Sango’s being to prevent herself from vomiting again.
Never in her life, not even when her entire clan was slain, did she ever have the urge to go kill herself.
This was the life that she was condemned to live now and if this was how it was going to be, then she no longer wanted to live.
Sango didn’t even flinch from her lying position on the floor as the shoji door of the room slid open once again, but this time it was with so much force that it snapped Sango out of her depressing thoughts.
“Ah! There she is…our little money maker,” Fumiko’s voice sneered from the doorway.
Sango didn’t even bother to turn around and face her, as she continued to lie motionlessly on the floor.
“The girls and I have come to offer our gratitude. Thanks to your earnings, we can now go shopping again and we’ll be able to have a nice meal for today. Geez, you’ve really made a mess in here!” Fumiko exclaimed mockingly.
Sango could hear the laughter of more women behind her and could only presume that it was the rest of the brothel women standing alongside of the cruel, neko demon.
“She smells like a new whore…blood and all,” One voice mocked in disgust.
“I bet she’s in pain, poor thing,” Another voice giggled.
“She has a nice body, but the smell of the men’s seed on her ruins her appeal…let’s have a good look at her, shall we?” Another voice purred playfully as someone began to approach her.
Before Sango knew it, she was rolled on to her back and was greeted with the sight of a pair of hazel cat-like eyes staring down at her.
“Oh, Fumiko! She is pretty…a bit bruised, but I think I can still have some fun with her,” Another neko demoness said as she stroked her clawed finger suggestively across Sango’s bruised cheek.
“Play with her later, Hibari,” Came a deep male voice from the door.
Instantly, the youkai demoness named Hibari, stood up straight as she offered a low bow before backing away from Sango.
“Of course, Master Katsutoshi,” Hibari smiled as she reluctantly stepped back from the mostly naked taijiya and headed back to the doorway.
“Doesn’t look like you have much of fight left in you, taijiya,” Katsutoshi chuckled darkly from the doorway.
When Sango still didn’t respond, he decided to continue.
“Pull yourself together, you have more customers coming to see you tonight and they want their money’s worth. Saki, go take the taijiya out for another bath and I want the rest of you to clean this brothel, top to bottom. We’ll be busy tonight. Fumiko, Hibari…you’re coming with me,” Katsutoshi ordered before the women scrambled about and began to do as they were told.
When Fumiko and Hibari were at Katsutoshi’s sides, he crudely placed each of his large hands on their backsides before Fumiko one-handedly shoved the youkai named, Saki into the room with Sango.
Saki waited until her Master and the other two cat demons went upstairs to his bedroom before she approached unmoving Sango.
Very, cautiously she reached out and lightly tapped Sango on the shoulder.
At first, Sango didn’t look up to see who was tapping her; she could care less about anything now. But when she was tapped again, Sango slowly looked over at her side and noticed the demoness that was trying to get her attention.
It was the same timid deer youkai that had brought Takeo into her room last night.
Before Sango could even open her mouth, Saki shook her head and placed a single finger over her lips.
“Try not to talk. The first few weeks are painful and your throat is probably sore,” The young youkai said softly as she took of the first layer of her kimono.
After she was finish taking off the kimono layer, she gingerly sat Sango up, being careful of the taijiya’s injuries and placed the kimono over her shoulders.
“It’s a lot to get used to. When I first got here, I cried a lot, but you…you seem very strong for a human,” Saki whispered.
Sango said nothing as she looked over at the door and Saki seemed to realize what the taijiya was thinking.
“Fumiko, Hibari and Master Katsutoshi are not so bad, as long as you do what they say and stay out of their sight for a while. The other girls won’t bother you either as long as you stay away from them. My name is Saki, by the way,” Saki added shyly.
Carefully, Saki tried to help Sango onto her feet, but nearly stopped when she saw the taijiya wince in pain, but Sango motioned for the girl to continue.
“You’re going to feel a lot better after a nice bath. It takes a lot away from the…soreness,” Saki explained as she helped Sango down the large halls of the huge brothel and led her outside to the mostly empty streets of the village.
Yesterday, around the afternoon, the streets were busy filled with various youkai, male and female, patrons and prostitutes, as she was dragged to the bath house to be cleaned for her debut.
Now the streets were mostly abandoned, compared to yesterday, probably because everyone was sleeping in after a night of heavy drinking and engaging in carnal pleasure.
As they walked down the narrow, dirt streets, Saki held up a weak Sango; supporting the tired and pained taijiya as they made their way to the bath house.
After Saki paid the Bath House owner a small amount of money and had entered into the vacant women’s bathing room, she carefully removed the rest of Sango’s tattered uniform and lowered the exhausted human into the warm, soothing water, before retrieving a small basket of bathing supplies.
Sango nearly sighed in relief as she sank lower into the warm water, allowing it to soothe her sore lower areas. Although Sango couldn’t speak, Saki decided to fill the long silence in the bath house with a one-sided conversation to pass the time as she was bathing the tired human.
“Feeling better? At least you put up a good fight; I wish that I could say the same. Unfortunately, I’m not really good at fighting and I no longer have anything to live for after my father and my family were executed for their crimes, so I just let the clients…well…” Saki trailed as she continued to gently wash the taijiya’s skin with a soft cloth.
For the remaining of the bath, they had spent the rest of their time in silence and after Saki helped Sango out of the bath again, she pulled out a plainly wrapped parcel from within her kimono and untied it; revealing a simple, but nicely decorated kimono.
When Saki finished dressing her in it, Sango noticed that it was very short, showing off her bruised and scratched legs and that, like the other women in the brothel, the obi was tied in the front, instead of the back.
Carefully, Saki took Sango’s arm and placed it around her shoulder again to support the weakened taijiya, walking slowly back to the brothel and taking her back to her room.
Upon entering the room, Sango noticed that it was slightly larger than the one she was first held in when she got there, but it was just as sparsely furnished and that it had two small futons on either side of the room.
When Sango looked over at the young deer youkai, Saki’s eyes brightened and a smile slowly formed across her face.
“We share a room together now, since we’re both recent additions to this brothel,” Saki said as she offered the taijiya a warm smile.
As she carefully led Sango over to one of the futons, she began explaining the rules of the brothel.
“Everyone is to be awake by mid-afternoon. After you wake up, we have to report to Fumiko for our daily chores, most of the time it’s just cleaning up the brothel and straightening up the guests’ rooms after they’ve been…used. After we’re done cleaning, we eat our only meal and we go straight to the bath house to get ready for the night. Since you and I are considered criminals, we’re not allowed outside of the brothel without permission or supervision and we can’t go shopping like the others do whenever they earn money. The money you and I earn goes straight back to this brothel and Master Katsutoshi will split it up as he pleases,” Saki explained as she lowered Sango on to the futon.
“Because we can’t go anywhere, I usually spend my free time sleeping until its afternoon. It’s really not so bad once you get used to living here. Just avoid everyone if you can, don’t go into their rooms and don’t touch anything that belongs to them. The only thing to really worry about are the clients and Master Katsutoshi, who might occasionally take you to his room, but since you’re a human, I highly doubt that he would do that, no offense,” Saki blushed as Sango nodded slowly.
Sango took the chance to glance around their shared room once more and noticed a small window by Saki’s bed, before gesturing to it.
Saki nodded in understanding.
“I thought about escaping, but I have nowhere to go and everyone I know is dead. I guess that I got used to this place, but maybe it’s the fear of what Master Katsutoshi would do to me that’s been holding me back. He’s really…violent,” Saki explained as she took Sango’s hand and soothingly rubbed it.
“I know that us being here is…terrible, but…I don’t really know how to say this…but, I’m glad that I have someone to talk to, you know? It’s been almost 4 years since I’ve actually spoken to anyone…and I’m just glad that…well, you’re not mean like the others, as far as I can tell,” Saki faltered as she offered an apologetic smile.
“Sorry, if I’m talking too much. I just want to help you in any way I can, because I’ve been in your position before, but I had no one to look after me and I thought it would be nice to have someone like that. You probably should get some rest; Fumiko will come around after a while to come wake us up,” Saki said as she carefully lowered Sango back onto her pillow.
But just as she began to lean Sango back, there was a knock that could be heard in their doorway and before Saki could even grant permission to allow the person to enter, the shoji door slid open.
Instantly, Saki was on her feet as she offered a low respectful bow to a tall and very handsome kitsune with bright blue eyes and very long, dark hair pulled into a high ponytail, entered into the room.
He was dressed extravagantly in an expensive looking indigo colored kimono, but wore his top layer of his kimono leisurely around his shoulders, revealing an ornately crafted sword on his hip.
“I’m sorry, Mister, but the brothel is closed right now. If you come back tonight, then I would be more than happy to-”
“The taijiya…how much for her?” He asked Saki as she protectively placed a hand on Sango’s shoulder.
“B-but we’re not available until tonigh-”
“I don’t have any intention of using her in that manner. I want to buy her from this brothel…surely, she has a price,” The elegantly dressed youkai said as he tilted his head to get a better look at the injured taijiya.
“I-I’m sure that if you were to speak to our Master, then-” Saki started, but the youkai continued to ignore her.
“How about we negotiate this between ourselves, Sweetheart? I’m willing to pay double,” The man said with a breathtaking smile as he crossed the room; heading over to the pair of women.
But he stopped halfway as an angry, deep voice spoke from the doorway.
“That is, if the taijiya is actually negotiable. But she’s not, Makoto…so leave,” Katsutoshi growled as he leaned against the doorway.
His yukata was disheveled and loosely tied as it revealed his perfectly sculpted chest; marred by fresh, healing scratches that had undoubtedly come from the pair of neko youkai. Katsutoshi glared furiously at the similarly aged kitsune and waited for him to take his cue to leave the premises.
Instead, Makoto turned to face Katsutoshi instead and offered him a smirk as he reached into his sleeve to pull out a large pouch of coins.
“Oh, I think everything is negotiable and quite frankly, I hate to see any pretty woman hurt like that, human or youkai. So, I’m setting her free,” Makoto stated as he playfully tossed the bag of money in his hand.
Sango and Saki looked over at the kitsune in astonishment.
Surely, he was joking?
Katsutoshi’s face hardened as he continued to glare at his rival and Second-in-Command. They both served in the Western Lands private guard and he should’ve known to keep Sango a secret from him.
But the day the monk had attacked him…Makoto was amongst their men as he killed the cursed hoshi.
Unfortunately, Makoto had a soft spot for women and hated to see one being mistreated.
Inwardly, Katsutoshi growled.
“That’s not for you to decide. She’s deemed a criminal by our Lord and she is to serve her sentence here until she’s completely useless. So leave,” Katsutoshi ordered.
But Makoto simply shrugged as he held out the sack of coins to the angry inuyoukai.
“Well, then. I guess I’m going to be a frequent patron of hers. How much time will this amount buy me?” Makoto smiled innocently as he held up the sack of coins.
“If you’re not going to use her for sex, then why waste your money and time here? Leave before I make you leave,” Katsutoshi warned as stood up from his leaning position on the door.
“Then make me leave, Captain. As far as everyone is concerned, I’m a paying customer who has done nothing wrong. You said that your women are used for the pleasure of keeping men company…well, I want to keep the taijiya in my company and that will please me. I’m sure that this amount is more than substantial compared to her usual price. If you take that, it’s more than what your brothel makes in three years,” Makoto stated as Katsutoshi walked towards him.
He quickly took the sack of coins from the kitsune and weighed it carefully in his hands before looking inside; glaring back up at the long haired youkai.
“You’re going to piss off a lot of my customers,” Katsutoshi growled as he silently cursed his weakness for money.
“Fine,” Makoto simply stated as he shrugged again.
“But you will only get to have her during the day; she still needs to service her clients at night, in order to avoid conflict,” Katsutoshi said as he examined the bag’s metal contents once again.
“I gave you that to buy all of her time, at least for three years,” Makoto growled.
“Lord Sesshoumaru still wants her to serve her sentence as a criminal. If you want to take that matter up with him, you’re more than welcomed to. Although, we all know how much he hates anyone that wastes his time with such petty matters.”
Makoto seemed to have considered for a long moment as he glanced back at Sango and then Katsutoshi, before he eventually gave in.
“Three years…do I have your word, Captain?” Makoto asked expectantly.
Reluctantly, Katsutoshi nodded.
“Three years, but she stays in this brothel and if you want to visit her at night, it must be for pleasure only,” Katsutoshi said dismissively as he tucked away the pouch in the opening of his yukata, before he left out of the room; motioning for a frightened Saki to leave with him.
Angrily, Katsutoshi slammed the shoji door shut behind them; leaving Sango alone with the attractive looking kitsune.
After a long silence, Makoto approached the silent taijiya’s bedside and knelt beside it; quietly noting how uneasy she was with him being so close.
Soundlessly, Sango screwed her eyes shut as she forced herself to reach down and untie the obi that was tied in front of her; silently wishing to just get it over with.
But Makoto placed a firm hand on top of hers, to stop her from undressing herself and when she looked up at him in confusion, he merely shook his head.
“As I’ve said, I’m not here for that, my dear. What you’ve done for Lady Kagome was admirable and I just wanted to let you know, that you have powerful friends on your side; on both of your sides, I might add. The money I’ve gathered here was mostly mine, but it was also a combination of the others that wanted to set you free,” Makoto said softly as he gently patted Sango’s hand.
“…K-Kagome…?” Sango asked hoarsely, but Makoto shook his head.
“She doesn’t know yet, but we’re keeping a close eye on her and she’s fine for right now. Just two nights ago, the Lady had given birth to both of the young Lords. They’re all healthy as expected, but Lord Sesshoumaru has her under his close protection, so we cannot rescue her and the others yet,” Makoto explained as he released Sango’s hand in order to help ease her back onto the pillow.
“…the others…?” Sango croaked as he pulled the blanket over her tired body.
“The fire-neko, the little kitsune and the monk,” Makoto clarified softly.
“But Miroku’s dead,” Sango said hoarsely as she stared up at the ceiling while tears started to form in her eyes.
Makoto shook his head once again, catching the taijiya’s attention and upon seeing him shake his head, Sango nearly bolted up from her futon at the wonderful news.
“H-he isn’t dea-” Sango started, but Makoto placed a finger over her lips to silence her as he stared up at the ceiling, sensing someone above them; waiting for the perfect opportunity for them to leave and to speak again.
“If you weren’t meant to know, then don’t make it public knowledge. He and your little neko friend are detained in the castle and are under tight security. Lord Sesshoumaru wants to make sure that Lady Kagome doesn’t accidentally happen upon them if she decides to explore the castle,” Makoto explained as he slowly rose to his feet.
“…Why are you doing this…?” Sango managed to ask as she looked over at the kitsune youkai.
He simply offered her a small smile.
“Let’s just say that I owe a mutual friend a large favor.”
~*~*~
Soundlessly, he watched in complete awe as she slept peacefully on the pile of furs that were on the floor and couldn’t help but to feel angry at this bittersweet moment.
He knew the reason why they were alive, but it was also the same reason that they were killed in the first place…
“We have to go get her,” Inuyasha said quietly as he glanced up at the figure standing at the entrance of the sunlit cave.
Koga folded his arms and shook his head as he stared wistfully out at the clear, summer sky.
“We need to stay low for a while…rebuild our strength and come up with a plan to get her out,” Koga stated.
“Kagome needs to be rescued now, before that bastard does anything else to her!” Inuyasha exclaimed heatedly as he jumped to his feet.
Inuyasha understood Koga’s logic, but Kagome…she was in…his hands.
Koga finally uncrossed his arms and turned to face Inuyasha with a serious look upon his face.
He didn’t want to admit it…in fact, Koga flat-out refused to believe it, but…
“Kagome’s mated, Inuyasha. There’s only so much that we can do for her, now. She’s even been…pupped by him. What if she wants to keep the little brats? It’s going to be hard to tear her away from them and from what Makoto has told me, she’s already attached to them,” Koga forced himself to say.
His perfect woman was stolen away from him underneath his nose by Inuyasha’s bastard half-brother and was now the mother of another male’s pups.
It infuriated the wolf demon prince to no end.
Inuyasha sighed irritably as his clawed hand unconsciously flew up to the tiny locket around his neck that Kagome gave to him; inside of it were the two pictures of them.
It was the only physical thing left that still had Kagome’s sweet scent on it.
“I know that, but I also know that she doesn’t wanna be with him. She probably hates him for what he did to her and I’ll betcha anything that she wants to get away from him! Who knows what he’ll try to do to her next!” Inuyasha countered.
Koga glanced back out at the entrance of the dark cave and sighed as he looked at the general direction of the Western Lands.
It was risky to go back and rescue Kagome. They had even died before and because of that, Koga wanted to put as much distance between him and Sesshoumaru as possible.
It was almost pointless to rescue a woman who was mated for life to another male, but if he and Inuyasha were successful in rescuing her…
Koga sighed heavily as he closed his eyes; remembering the promise he had made to his former rival.
As much as he wanted Kagome all to himself, the only way to erase Sesshoumaru’s mating mark was to replace it with another youkai’s mark…and unfortunately, Inuyasha was a hanyou.
Once Kagome was rescued, they would work out the mating and pupping arrangements later, but as long as she was secured on their end, then everything would be worked out…eventually.
Koga glanced back at the hanyou once more and saw the woman on the furs shift in her sleep.
“Kagome birthed them a couple of days ago, so I doubt he could do anything to her, even if he tried. So, that buys us a little time to ready ourselves, but I think you should be more worried about her for now,” Koga gestured to the woman on the furs.
Inuyasha nodded quietly as he knelt down beside the pile of warm furs and reached out to check the female’s temperature.
She was warm, with flushed cheeks that he hadn’t seen in decades and the fact that she was actually breathing with a real, working heartbeat made Inuyasha overjoyed, although he could never feel the same way about her as he did for Kagome.
Despite loathing his older half-brother for everything he had did up until now, Inuyasha couldn’t help but to feel a little grateful for Sesshoumaru’s heirloom sword, because it had unintentionally revived a wonderful friend and a powerful ally who had died an untimely death, twice…
With a small smile, Inuyasha gently brushed the back of his hand against her warm, flushed cheeks and he knew then that once she was fully healed, that there would be no stopping them from obtaining Kagome and rescuing his other friends.
She was the secret weapon that Sesshoumaru had inadvertently restored to their side.
Kikyo.
~*~*~
A warm, gentle breeze blew peacefully amongst the forest, lightly playing with the leaves on the trees and blades of grass that were below them as Sesshoumaru stood silently in the vast forest just outside of his ancestral home.
As the gentle wind played with the long strands of his silky, white hair, Sesshoumaru took a delicate sniff at the forest around him and nearly growled with frustration.
He had no idea what frustrated him more: Kagome or what he was intending to look for out in his territory.
Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru thought angrily with an annoyed, low growl.
When the hanyou was dead and out of the picture, Sesshoumaru thought that getting Kagome to love him would’ve been easier, especially if she no longer held onto the hope that Inuyasha would return to her, but yet, the Tenseiga….
Angrily, Sesshoumaru reached out and tightly gripped the hilt of his father’s old sword.
Not only did it revive his worthless half-brother, it had also revived the annoying wolf prince and even…
Masanori.
Sesshoumaru would’ve restored peace to the Western Lands, if it wasn’t for the strange new ability that his sword developed. He had no idea what it was, but it seemed to have revived those who were already dead before the final battle with Naraku, but the Taiyoukai had one less problem to deal with though…
Naraku was dead…purified, to be exact.
It was strange, really.
His sword revived the others, while it completely purified the evil hanyou.
Was because of Kagome’s aura?
Or was it something else?
Sesshoumaru had no idea what had happened that night, but the end result was bittersweet.
He was able to survive the deadly battle and come home to his beautiful mate and pups, but…
Inuyasha and Masanori still lived.
As much as he wanted to go after the two, Sesshoumaru could tell that they were keeping a low profile somewhere.
It would be foolish to attack him now; maybe with them losing their lives, they would actually rethink about attacking and challenging him for his mate again.
Kagome was his and anyone who dared to challenge him for her would surely be violently ripped to bloody pieces.
As Sesshoumaru took another delicate sniff at the air to see if he could detect Inuyasha or Masanori’s location, the Taiyoukai stiffened.
Instantly, his head snapped towards the direction of his castle as he sensed an unwanted guest trying to enter into his home; he thought immediately of his vulnerable mate and pups.
Kagome, Sesshoumaru thought with concern, before he narrowed his amber eyes and immediately sped off to his castle; using his full speed to cross the large span of land.
Silently, Sesshoumaru cursed himself for leaving Kagome alone for too long and he hoped that he would make it back there just in time to prevent what was going to happen.
~*~*~
It was a beautiful, summer mid-afternoon when Kagome had finished feeding her two sons again and she couldn’t help but to be enthralled by the two tiny beings she held in her arms, but it was mostly because she needed the distraction.
Since they were temporarily blind, it was hard to tell if the young twins were asleep or awake, because they kept their little eyes closed, but it gave enough time for Kagome to study their peaceful, cherub-like faces.
They were certainly too pretty to be real…too pretty to have come from her.
But here they were, right here in her arms and for once in this castle, Kagome felt at peace by holding them.
She knew she had to be strong for them, but how was she ever going to escape with two little ones and with Shippo and Miroku somewhere within this large castle?
Kagome watched with a small smile as Seishiro yawned sleepily with his tiny mouth, before the tiny pup snuggled closely to her chest; slowly falling asleep to the sound of her steady heartbeat.
The twins had no fangs yet, as far as Kagome could tell and she began to wonder what would happen when they did come in.
Surely, they would be weaned by then?
Kagome mentally winced as she imagined their sharp little fangs biting into delicate flesh and somehow the fact that their bites would probably feel like needles made Kagome shuddered as she had a flashback about last night…
A quiet knock on the sleeping room’s door, had brought Kagome out of her reverie.
Sesshoumaru hadn’t been back since she had finished her meal last night and she was grateful that he was gone, but now she dreaded his return, since he usually showed up around the twins’ mealtime.
“My Lady, you have a visitor,” Atsuko informed politely from the other side of the silk screen door.
Kagome sighed.
She really hated this place and hated being called a “Lady”, since that title reminded her of her current circumstances.
All Kagome wanted was some peace and quiet with her two sons, so that she could not think about anything that might upset her again.
“Go away, I don’t want to be bothered,” Kagome said in a low voice, to prevent her sons from awakening.
Why couldn’t everyone just leave her alone?
“…But my Lady, this is a very important visitor-”
“I don’t care! I don’t want to see anyone, so don’t bother me,” Kagome said snappily as she gently rocked her small, sleeping twins in her arms.
Atsuko stared at the closed screen door sadly, before nervously turning back towards the waiting guest, who stood quietly in the receiving room; observing her surroundings.
Upon hearing Kagome’s statement, however, the guest raised a mildly amused, delicate eyebrow before crossing the large receiving room and climbing the small set of stairs that led to the raised platform that the sleeping room was on.
Atsuko bowed respectfully to the woman, but was going to object to her opening the door, but one quick glare from the woman made Atsuko kept her mouth shut as she watched worriedly as the woman casually opened the screen door.
Lord Sesshoumaru wasn’t going to be too thrilled about this.
Atsuko hoped that he would make it back here in time, from his usual land patrol, because whatever would happen between the two women would be completely out of Atsuko’s hands and she was more concerned about what would happen to Kagome.
Kagome’s head snapped up as she glared at the woman who had casually entered into her room, but before Kagome could say anything, the woman tilted her head to the side with slight curiosity and a small amused smile graced her red painted lips.
“So…you are the new Lady of the Western Lands. I guess the rumors are true,” The woman sneered.
Kagome warily watched the luxuriously dressed woman from her position on the futon and instinctively, she pulled her two sleeping sons closer to her chest.
“…Who are you and what do you want?” Kagome asked cautiously as the demoness’ eyes sparkled with hint of mischief as a smirk adorned her beautifully sculpted face.
The beautiful youkai took a couple of graceful steps forward, before she stopped at Kagome’s bedside; looming over the small miko with her tall, slender frame.
“My name is Akane and I am the former Lady of the Western Lands. I am here to see my two grandsons, human.”
~*~*~
A/N: Alright, people! A couple of surprises were in this chapter for both readers (SP and TVC).
Our beloved characters have returned from the dead: Miroku, Koga, Inuyasha and *le gasp* a living Kikyo~
Masanori lives, so I don't think anyone is happy about that.
BUT....MAKOTO-SENSEI and SAKI-SAN made their debut!!!!!! Which means if you TVC readers are putting two and two together....
*dramatic music*
Makoto-sensei wasn't referring to Kagome whenever he talked about his "friend" to Kei...it was Sango, in fact.
Does this mean that Sensei knows more about Kei and Kagome than what he's been actually showing?
Is Makoto purposely ignoring Kei's advances because of this fact or is it because he honestly has no idea how Kei feels about him?
Oh, the endless torment~ *tee-hee*
See, I didn't forget you guys~
Now everybody's happy! Oh, no wait...
Until next week~
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