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She Who the Prophecy Foretold	By : SunsetMiko Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 29224 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 8
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Chapter 25 – A Depressed Demon Lord
Kagome was still frustrated as she climbed out of the well in her time.
‘How dare that pretentious dog think he can tell me what I can and can’t do! Damn it! It was bad enough when Inuyasha did it and now his brother wants to control me too?! GAH!!!’ she thought as she stomped from the well house to her family home.
If anyone had been around to hear, they would have sworn she sounded like she was growling, as if possessed by a demon. And growling she was. Maybe she was spending so much time surrounded by dog demons that they were rubbing off on her. She entered through the front door, kicked off her shoes, and stomped up the stairs. He mother just looked after her, not at all disturbed by the sound emanating from her human daughter.
When she reached her room, Kagome slammed her door shut behind her before throwing herself onto the bed and screaming into a pillow. What the hell was it with dogs and ordering her around?! After a few minutes, she finally began to calm when she heard a soft knock on her door. Lifting her head out of the pillow she had nearly smothered herself with she called out, “Come in, Mama.”
Her mother entered silently, closing the door softly behind her before sitting on the edge of the bed. “Kagome, honey, do you want to talk about it?” While she wasn’t quite sure what the problem was, Hiromi did know that it needed a mother’s touch.
Kagome heaved a sigh and sat up. “It’s nothing, Mama. Just sometimes I wish I had a zap collar for all the possessive, obnoxious, control-freak dogs around me.” Then she laughed at the mental picture she had caused herself. Sesshoumaru wearing a dog collar and being led around on a leash didn’t seem to be such a bad idea. He would certainly make an interesting pet.
“Isn’t that what the subjugation beads are for?”
“Yeah, well, if only it had been Inuyasha, then I wouldn’t have a problem. This time it was Sesshoumaru. For some reason, he didn’t want me to come home and tried to tell me I couldn’t leave.” Kagome sighed again. “I ended up screaming at him to not talk to me at all when I came back or to be gone altogether. Me and my big mouth.”
“Why do you think he didn’t want you to go, Kagome?” Her mother posed the question gently, allowing her daughter to come to the realization on her own.
Kagome thought about it for a few minutes while running the scene between them through her mind over and over. Why did he not want her to go? “Ah, damn it,” she let out a sigh. “He doesn’t know where home is; just that he can’t reach it.” She sighed again. “When I go through the well, it cuts off the marks. He feels the need to protect me now, after what I did for his sons, and he can’t do that while I’m here.” She glanced up at her mother, whose face held a look of total understanding.
“So, he was worried for you.”
“Yeah, I suppose so. But he didn’t have to give me an order like I was a servant or something.”
“Dear, I don’t suppose he knew quite how to say what he wanted to. He does seem to be one who is used to being in control.”
“Yeah, Mama, you’re right about that. And I flipped out on him. Great. I can just imagine what he thinks of me now.” A thought struck her. “Hey, Mama, can I use the gazing ball thingie?”
Her mother smiled at her before standing and walking out the door. She returned only seconds later, holding the requested item. “I had a feeling you might want to use it. I’ll leave you alone, dear. Dinner will be ready soon.”
Kagome looked after her mother in awe. There was so much more to her than she had ever noticed before. Had the older woman been hiding it, or had she simply not been paying attention? Shaking her head to remove the odd thought, she looked into the crystal and watched it swirl before settling on the demon lord. He was walking through the forest followed by his sons.
“He’s going home,” she whispered. She reached out a finger to touch his face while whispering, “Sesshoumaru, I’m sorry.” She watched as he stopped walking to look around. She saw him raise his hand to the cheek she had just caressed on the crystal. He looked more confused than she had ever seen him. Did he hear or feel her? Did the crystal do more than she thought? “Sesshoumaru…” she saw him once again scanning the area. “I’m sorry I yelled at you.” He searched the area once more before shaking his head and starting to walk again. Kagome set down the gazing crystal as the picture faded away.
~ SWtPF~
He was pretty sure he was losing his mind. He thought he heard her voice, and it felt as if she was caressing the markings on his cheek again as she had by the stream. A scan of their surroundings found nothing in the area. His connection with the girl was still cut off and yet, just when was ready to dismiss it, he heard her again, a gentle whisper.
Yes, it was certain. The miko was making him crazy. He shook his head roughly in an attempt to remove the strange thoughts before he continued his march through the forest. He'd decided to walk, at least for a while, taking the time to figure out what to do. Several times, his sons had tried to get his attention, but he just motioned for their silence and continued on.
In the boys’ opinion, the walk home was annoying. Their father kept ignoring them and they wanted to know why they were leaving when they weren’t supposed to be. What happened to all their plans? Weren't they supposed to be joining packs? Once, their father had paused, looking oddly confused, but then he continued on as if nothing had happened. Eventually, he motioned for them to shift and they ran the rest of the way, which was much, much quicker than the agonizingly slow walk. When they reached the palace, their father immediately disappeared into his study, leaving them to talk to Rin about what had happened.
Once he was alone in his study, he sat motionless, like a lump, his head once again rested on his arm atop his desk in a most undignified and un-lordly manner. This was how Jaken found him nearly an hour later, still motionless.
“M... M... My Lord?” Jaken looked terrified. What was wrong with his great Lord Sesshoumaru? “Are… are you… all right, my Lord?”
“Yes,” Sesshoumaru let out a sigh, “Jaken. Everything is perfect. Just perfect.”
Jaken stared at him, frozen in place and mouth gaping. Never had he heard his lord sound quite so… depressed? Yes, that was the right word. He did sound depressed, but that seemed so improbable. His lord never showed emotion, even if he felt it, so why? Why, now, was Sesshoumaru so upset and why was he allowing it to show? No one else could see him like this! It would ruin his reputation as a cold, emotionless taiyoukai.
~ SWtPF~
Miroku and Sango had been sitting quietly by the fire, still trying to understand all that had happened. How had Kagome known there was trouble on this side of the well from her side? What was the miko thinking, walking off with Lord Sesshoumaru when his beast was so obviously in control? Eventually, Inuyasha joined them, still grumbling about the ‘fucking mangy wolf’.
When Shippo returned alone, still pouting and confused, they asked him where the pups were. All they got in response was, “They went home.” He then proceeded to go into the hut, where Kagome’s pillow still remained, and he curled up on it to sleep.
“Good riddance! It’s about fucking time!” Inuyasha was still confused as to why his brother had been there to begin with and the fact that he was gone was a relief. Of course, Kagome was gone again, too, which he didn’t like, but she said she would be back soon and he could always go check on her. He looked over at Miroku then, noticing the strange look on his face.
“What the fuck’s up with you, Monk?”
Miroku was startled from his thoughts. “What? Oh, nothing Inuyasha. I was just thinking. Your brother’s appearance was strange and we still haven’t figured it out. And now he is gone, as soon as Kagome leaves again. I just get the feeling there is more happening here than we know.”
“Keh! Who gives a fuck?! The fucker’s gone, that’s what counts! What I wanna know is how he managed to save his herd of runts. From what I saw, Kikyo said that the curse was unbreakable, except by a pure miko. How did that asshole find a miko willing to help him?”
Miroku and Sango looked at each other and then back to the hanyou. They had their suspicions, of course, and Kaede had confirmed some of it, but no one was looking forward to the explosion that would occur when Inuyasha finally figured it out. For once, they were all glad that he wasn’t big on thinking, especially not about things that were confusing.
Deciding it was a good idea to change the subject, Miroku spoke again. “Inuyasha, would you like to help me gather some firewood for the night? Lady Kaede is running low and since we will be staying a few days…”
The hanyou grumbled but agreed, standing and walking off with Miroku, leaving Sango alone. She decided to go inside and try to talk to Kaede again. The old woman had information they needed, but she seemed unwilling to share it. Perhaps, this time, she could be convinced otherwise.
~ SWtPF~
Ever since she saw Sesshoumaru through the crystal, Kagome had been laying on her bed staring at the ceiling, thinking. She was trying to understand the feelings she had experienced he held her close to his body, his arm looped around her waist in a very possessive way. Not just the tingles that had spread beautifully throughout her entire body, making every inch of her feel alive, but also the feelings of safety, peace, and completion. How could he have made her feel that way?
She somewhat understood the feeling of safety. Since he was now her friend instead of her enemy, and because he was such a strong youkai, she figured it was only natural to feel safe with him. No one could have caused her harm at that moment unless he allowed it, and she knew that would never happen.
But the feelings of peace and completion, as if she was suddenly whole, still bothered her. She didn’t think she had been missing anything since the stolen part of her soul had been returned to her. That was all she had been missing, right? But then, why did she feel like she was missing something now? Something had changed while the Lord of the West held her so close. She found something she didn’t know was missing and now that she had and was without it again, she really, really missed it!
She focused then on his behavior. He had pulled her to him and held her so closely. And then there were the kisses and licks, the nuzzles and nips. And the way he breathed her in like he was suffocating and her scent was the air he desperately needed.
What was going on with him? Why had he been acting so oddly? It was just like at the palace in his study, almost as if he needed her, as if he wanted her. Did he want her? Did he like her? But that couldn’t be possible! He didn’t like humans and she was most definitely a human. It was just too strange and her thoughts were getting her nowhere.
She eventually decided not worry about it and put it out of her mind. She couldn’t figure anything out anyway, so she pushed down all the odd feelings and the memories of his strange actions. When she was done locking it all away in her mind, she drifted off to sleep, deciding that a nap before dinner was just what she needed.
~ SWtPF~
Jaken had eventually left him alone, but only after multiple threats of disembowelment. Apparently, he wasn’t quite as intimidating at present as he usually was. Since Jaken left, he had not been bothered and night had fallen once again. He decided to try to sleep in his own bed. The scent of the miko would only cause him to dwell even more on their argument, as well as the odd feeling he had experienced on the trip home.
He changed into a pair of silk sleeping pants and slid between the sheets on his large, cold and empty futon. He tried to force all thoughts from his head so he could get some sleep, but she just refused to leave. What if she never wanted to see him again? What if she never spoke to him again? How could he survive without her soothing and delicious scent? How could he live without hearing her gentle laughter or seeing her smile? And her touch! Now that he had experienced her caress, he found himself aching to have her hands on him once more.
He had to figure out some way to apologize to her. It couldn’t be too hard, right? He did it before and she had forgiven him for trying to kill her. Surely, she could forgive him for trying to stop her from leaving. That wasn't nearly as terrible a crime, was it? He lay there staring at the ceiling for hours while trying to decide on a course of action, eventually falling into a restless sleep.
~ SWtPF~
The boys had been trying to figure out what to do since they returned home. They didn’t know what the problem was or why their father was behaving so strangely, but chances were good that Shippo was right. Still, why would their father leave? They had never known him to back down from any challenge and yet, this time, he ran away. Was their fight really that terrible?
When Jaken had come from their father’s study mumbling about never having seen Lord Sesshoumaru so depressed, they knew for certain something bad had happened. They stayed in their rooms, talking and trying to come up with ideas until well after dark. They heard their father go into his own chambers, which they had not been expecting. They figured he would go to her room, seeking her scent once again. Since he hadn’t, they decided they would, and they crept silently into the room that still held her scent, curling up together and falling asleep.
~ SWtPF~
Sango found Kaede alone, besides the sleeping Shippo, and tried to get more information out of her. She was sure the old miko knew much more than she was saying, but she refused to share, only saying that Kagome would tell them in time. Eventually, the slayer gave up and helped the elder miko prepare the evening meal. By the time Inuyasha and Miroku arrived, both with armloads of firewood they piled up outside, the stew was ready and they all ate quietly before settling down to sleep.
Sango and Miroku both slept well for the first time in quite a while. Sango was sure her sister was safe and, though she didn’t know what had truly happened while she was missing, she was sure Kagome would tell her, if they ever managed to get some time alone.
She dreamt of sitting in a hot spring with Kagome, talking and laughing as they always had, when suddenly there was a noise in the bushes. Sango picked up a rock and threw it into the brush at the side of the spring. It met with something solid before the hentai monk fell out of the bushes with a lump on his head and a smile on his face. They laughed at their now unconscious friend before returning to their girl talk and Sango slept with a peaceful expression on her face.
Miroku had given up trying to figure everything out. From what they witnessed earlier, he knew that their suspicions were most likely correct. Kagome trusted him and he was sure she would confide in him soon enough. So, when Miroku drifted into his dreams, they were once again filled with a certain woman with brown eyes, long dark brown hair, and a black and pink body-hugging outfit. No more pink teardrops, no more worries, just him trying to figure out how to peel that slayer suit off of her; and Miroku slept with a rather lecherous smirk on his face.
Inuyasha took up his usual resting place in the tree next to the old miko’s hut. He liked sleeping outside better. He could keep his senses trained on the area while he rested, something he had learned to do when he was just a hanyou child alone in a hateful world. He had a hard time sleeping on the ground or indoors. He just couldn’t assure himself that it was safe.
He stared at the stars for a while, still confused about Kagome. He knew he felt strongly about her, that he wanted to protect her and make sure she was provided for and taken care of, but he didn’t know if he had feelings for her like he had for Kikyo or not. The dead priestess still had him tied up in knots, mixing things up in his mind and leaving him utterly confused. She reminded him of Kikyo enough to make him wonder which feelings were really directed at Kagome and which were left over from his first love.
When he finally fell asleep, he dreamt of memories of Kikyo when she was alive, intertwined with memories of Kagome. Their faces mixed and faded from one to the other until he could no longer tell who he was looking at. First, she asked him to use the jewel to become human for her and then she said she loved him as a hanyou. She asked him to come to hell with her and then she begged him to stay with her and live. He watched her shoot an arrow at him and pin him to the god tree and then he saw her pull the arrow out and set him free.
Then the image of the woman in front of him split in two and Kikyo and Kagome stood before him once more. Kikyo walked off to the left and Kagome to the right, each turning and calling out to him. Which way should he choose? Which was the right path?
Suddenly, he was standing still while watching himself step forward and split in two, one running to Kikyo and the other to Kagome. As he continued to watch, the Inuyasha that went to Kikyo was greeted with cold eyes and harsh words. The Inuyasha that went to Kagome received a smile and a warm hug. He heard her speak then.
“I already forgave you. I love you too much not to. I will never leave you. I will always be your friend.”
If someone had been watching the hanyou in the tree, they would have seen him tossing his head back and forth with a look of confusion on his face. After a while, though, his thrashing stopped and he relaxed into a comfortable position with a content expression on his face.
Shippo, who hadn’t even bothered waking up to eat, was experiencing a dream he had suffered from ever since the death of his parents. Everyone was walking away from him. Everywhere he turned, people were leaving him. Sango, Miroku, and Kirara walked away as he called out to them, begging them not to go. Inuyasha let out a ‘keh’ before leaping away. Kagome walked away and jumped into the well, never pausing or turning at his cries, as if she couldn’t hear him.
A new group had been added to his nightmare, as well. Sesshoumaru walked away without looking back, followed by his sons. However, each boy turned and looked at Shippo sadly before they disappeared into the trees. He was all alone again. Everyone had left him.
The kit was tossing and turning until he fell off of Kagome’s pillow and hit the hard wood floor of the hut, startling himself awake. He looked around, seeing that Sango and Miroku were still there, as well as Kaede and Kirara. Kazue, who found her way into the hut sometime during the night, walked up to him and nuzzled the still shaking Shippo. She followed him back to Kagome's pillow and they curled up together.
~ SWtPF~
Dinner was a quiet affair at the Higurashi Shrine, as well. Souta was having dinner at a friend’s house, so it was just Kagome, her mother, and her grandfather. Deciding it was time to break the silence, her mother spoke.
“Kagome, now that it is time for you to truly begin the journey, you will probably be spending even more time in the Feudal Era, don’t you think?”
Kagome let out a sigh. “Yeah, but I already am having so much trouble keeping up in school. At least summer break starts soon, but when it is time to go back in the fall, I don’t know what I’ll do.”
“Don’t worry about it, dear. I think that you should take a bit of time and study for your final exams and then I will let the school know that you won’t be attending next year.”
“But Mama! Not attending at all? What are you going to tell them?” Kagome still didn’t know what was going to happen in the future, but if she ended up staying in her time for some reason, then dropping out of school would be a big mistake!
“Calm down, dear. I will tell them that you will be taking lessons at home. You can sign up for correspondence courses. I’ve been looking into it and there are some good schools that will send you your books and things in the mail and allow you to take the tests online at your own speed. You can study when you are able and take tests when you come home. Plus, you would have a lot more choices in courses. You might be able to find some things that will come in handy on your journey.”
“Oh… well, I guess that sounds okay. But what will we tell my friends? They'll expect me to be at home, then. What if they visit and I’m not here?” Kagome knew her friends weren’t going to just stop visiting and calling. They were nothing if not persistent.
“Oh, we’ll think of something. Will you be able to stay until your exams are over?”
“I don’t know, Mama. They don’t start until the week after next. I don’t think Inuyasha will let me stay here for two whole weeks after I was gone for two weeks already, even if I promise to be able to stay for a long time after that. I think maybe I will go back tomorrow or the next day, tell them all about the prophecy stuff, study there for the week, and then come back for exams.”
“Well, that sounds fine, dear.”
Dinner fell silent again after that, Kagome’s thoughts returning to a specific demon lord. She just couldn’t stop thinking about him, no matter how hard she tried. It was odd, really. Usually when she was home, she would spend her time obsessing about Inuyasha, but she had barely even thought of him. She didn’t even say good-bye to the hanyou earlier because he had been sulking in a tree again for some unknown reason. After helping her mother with the dishes, Kagome went to bed, planning on returning to the past again in the morning.
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