The Blue Bikini | By : DreamCatcher121 Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 53443 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 2 |
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A/N: I'm sorry to everyone who expected another super quick update :( But this was a super important chapter and it took forever to finnally arrange everything how I wanted it... I have plans for the next chapter, but it's going to be incredibly long and more really important developements are in the works (which I think you'll very much like :D) This means that it will take a while to do.... lately real life has been super hectic and I can't neglect my work so I am giving advanced warning that I have no idea when I will update next.
on that point, WannaBeReiner suggested an email list (or phones I guess as well), with which I could alert the participants about story updates and the like... If you would like to be on this list, please review with your email :)
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IndigoBeauty: Thank you for your support! Well rest your mind, because hear is the next chapter! :)
WannaBeReiner: Thanks for the enthusiasm! That is exactly what I need to keep this story moving! As I said, greed is welcome here and for the most part fulfilled ;D I am letting this story live it's own life, so I don't even have an end in mind haha If I was cool enough to get published you would get the very first copy, but alas copyrights have probably destroyed that lol
nikkei: I'LL SAVE YOU with a chapter lol... You are definitely not stalker like, so no worries! I hope you like this chapter :D
nari-chan: NEVER FEAR, FOR A CHAPTER IS HERE lol ...........But are you sure Kagome will win????? ',;{ (<---mustache man)
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This chapter deserves a title:
Even The Strongest Fall Apart---------PREVIOUSLY:
“Come back to me quickly” he said with that sexy little smirk she loved so much.
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“Tease” she mumbled as he walked away.
His light chuckle told her that he had heard her last remark despite his distance and the fact that she had mumbled it. She really wanted to chase after him and pin him down until she was satisfied, but the figure walking in from the opposite side of the ring stole her focus. It was Kikyo dressed in the same clothes she came in, only now she carried a short blade at her side as well as her bow. Kagome was furious. Kikyo had not even bothered with armor! It was as if she thought Kagome would not be enough of a challenge to require caution. Kagome did not know the feeling of rage that coursed through her, never having known bloodlust before. All she knew was that she wanted to cut that stupid smirk right off that bitch’s face. It was a strange thing for her to experience because she had never actually hated anyone before now. Actually, before her newly gained power she had always given people the benefit of the doubt. She had never held grudges or even disliked anyone but naraku and his minions. All of that was different now.
She focused on the target now, the earlier moments of joking with Sesshomaru completely forgotten. She would make Kikyo remember her place. She would make it brutally clear who had the real strength. For every time Kagome had been made to feel inferior to her, she would return it to Kikyo tenfold. Gone was the nice and forgiving Kagome who let everyone walk all over her without a second thought. Now stood a new Kagome, with hellfire in her eyes and a smile that promised pain.
~Kikyo’s POV~
It was so boring. Bored. That would be the word that most aptly described her feelings ever since she was resurrected by that witch. As hollow as she was, the only thing she was left with was an insatiable hunger. She wanted, needed to be filled; and she knew just how to do it. As hung up as he was on the old Kikyo, it had been no trouble luring the hanyo to her side. He had been sufficient, but now she was ready for something… bigger. When he had walked into the room clad only in his hakama, she knew she had to have him. Such a balance of delicacy and masculinity! She had never seen a creature so beautiful, and yet dominance seemed to radiate from his every pore. She shivered slightly as she thought about how different it would be with a full demon. It fed her monstrous lust as fantasies of being filled by such a being danced behind her eyes. An aura flared as she let her eyes linger on the muscular form of Sesshomaru, hidden beneath the layers of silk. She turned her attention to the source. It was that pathetic reincarnation.
She almost smirked at the effort of the little girl. Kagome was dressed in some ridiculous outfit, obviously hoping to increase her chances of winning. Hmf. As if it would even be a contest. Soon she would have the fulfillment she so craved at the hands of the Daiyoukai and her meddlesome reincarnation would be out of the way… permanently. Besides, this fight wouldn’t only be one of power, Kikyo had a few other ways she knew she could get to the girl. It would be satisfying to see Kagome at her mercy at last, being able to witness the destruction of something so pure, knowing that it was by her own hand. She lusted after the feeling of hate that filled her, craved it as a starving man had want of food and drink. A sickly smile played across her pale lips as she thought about her reincarnation’s last moments.
~General POV~
A tiger youkai walked towards the center of the ring as spectators took their seats. News of the fight must have spread throughout the castle, calling out all occupants to see the show. They were eager not only for the entertainment aspect of it, but also the chance to see their Lord’s mate in action. They had all heard of the miko from a few of the attending servants who had seen her, but the real question was of her power. Lord Sesshomaru would surely not choose a weakling for a mate, but after the incident with his father and the human princess, all eyes would be on the fight. If the girl could not win, she would prove that Sesshomaru was weak and unfit as Lord of the West. The tiger youkai held up a hand for silence as the people in the arena settled in. Everything grew still.
“The challenger has stated her superiority to that of the Lady of the West, and disputed her claim on the great Lord Sesshomaru” the youkai said in a strong voice.
A few of the demons in the castle that had already met them both let out snarls at this.
“The Lady has accepted the challenge and will now fight for her claim. The event will begin when Lord Sesshomaru gives the signal and the challenger and the challenged will engage in battle until one submits completely or is destroyed” he continued before jumping out of the ring to await the Lord’s signal.
All looked to Sesshomaru for the fight to start. With a seemingly dismissive wave of his hand, the battle began.
The two women merely watched each other for a moment, each testing the other’s resolve. All of a sudden Kagome struck out like lightning towards her opponent. Unfortunately Kikyo was able to dodge the first attack.
It seemed like the hopes of an easy defeat by Lady Kagome were lost.
Kikyo ducked under the hand that had lunged for her throat and spun around. Using the momentum of the spin, Kikyo turned a dodge in to a counter attack. It seemed too easy to all who watched, for they had not doubted for a moment the strength of their Lord’s mate. Many shifted uncomfortably in audience. No one wanted to believe that Sesshomaru would choose a weak mate, especially since she was a miko. However, if she could not even win this battle against a dead priestess, it would not bode well for the Western Lands.
Sesshomaru continued to watch with seeming impassivity. However, inside he was roiling. ‘What is she doing? I have felt her power, so I know for a fact that she is more than capable of defeating the clay priestess… Why does she allow herself to look weak?’
~Kikyo’s POV~
Kikyo was almost disappointed at how easy it was to block and counter the measly attacks being thrown at her. She hadn’t expected much from her useless reincarnation, but she didn’t think Kagome would be this weak. ‘Oh well, this just proves that I’m better than her in every way… Sesshomaru will throw her away when he sees how badly I beat her’ Kikyo chuckled as she circled Kagome with new motivation.
“What of all your boasts, my little imposter? I see nothing here that would warrant your previous confidence, except the fact that you have Sesshomaru to come and save you” Kikyo sneered.
“Soon you won’t even have that though” Kikyo continued as their blades met once again.
Sliding her sword down Kagome’s until their faces were mere inches from each other, Kikyo leaned in to whisper, “You will not leave this arena alive.”
Kikyo nimbly sprang back as Kagome forced her away. She still could not understand why this little weakling, no more than a shadow of herself, had males falling over themselves for her. As far as Kikyo was concerned, Kagome didn’t deserve that pleasure. Kikyo’s eyes darkened with her resolve to rid the world of her reincarnation.
~Kagome’s POV~
She just needed a little more time… Just enough to finish her plan. Kikyo was starting to get bored, so she knew she could not cover for much longer and would have to defend and attack in earnest. As Kikyo rushed her, she once again took the hit. While she maneuvered to avoid anything serious, she let her defense go in favor of drawing out another sliver of spiritual power from Kikyo under the guise of a small blow. She had been doing this for the duration of the fight, and so far Kikyo hadn’t noticed.
However, Kagome was getting a little tired of playing the weak opponent. Kikyo’s jibe about Sesshomaru having to save her was the hardest to ignore since she was painfully familiar with that position. She kept having to remind herself that she would pay Kikyo back ten times over when all was said and done.
“I do wonder how it will feel… when he takes me for the first time. Inuyasha was good, but there’s no doubt that being with a full demon will be better. I ache just thinking of it… I’m sure he will also appreciate a woman of true beauty after having had to settle for you” Kikyo said in yet another attempt to rile up the pretend miko.
Unfortunately for Kikyo…. it worked.
The pressure in the air suddenly increased as the tight lid Kagome had succeeded in keeping on her spiritual powers for so long was blown off. Blunt human fingernails elongated into claws, ears lost their rounded shape in favor of elfen points, teeth grew sharper and canines lengthened into fangs, her stance took on a grace and elegance to be envied and her body became ever so slightly taller and… fuller.
Kagome floored the audience, looking every bit a vengeful demon goddess wrapped in white pink spiritual power. Her eyes were impossible to look at, for they glowed the same pink as her aura that whipped about her, and her hair waved out as if blown by some ethereal wind.
Kikyo stepped back, speechless for a moment.
“You dare…” Kagome said quietly before knocking Kikyo to the floor with a powerful lash of her aura.
“YOU DARE to think you have a right to what is MINE?! That you are WORTHY?! That you DESERVE such a privilege?! True beauty is POWER, whether mind, body, or spirit. What right have you to call yourself a true beauty, when you are pitifully weak in all three?” she said scathingly as she advanced upon Kikyo, who was bound to the floor by the intensity of Kagome’s aura.
~Kikyo’s POV~
What in the hells was happening?! She had been about to finish Kagome off and then suddenly she was on the floor. Why couldn’t she even stand? Her spiritual powers should still be at full capacity since she had not bothered to use them during the fight, but it felt like she’d been using them the whole time. She finally mustered up enough power to be able to stand as Kagome approached her.
“You little fake bitch!” Kikyo spat as she frantically searched for energy to attack.
Kagome grabbed Kikyo by the throat and lifted her into the air as she shook her head softly, “Ah ah ah… I wouldn’t insult someone from so… precarious… a position.”
“Who… do you… think you… a-are, stupid… rein-c-carnation?” Kikyo managed to squeeze out as she choked.
Kagome slammed Kikyo by her throat into the floor with enough force to put cracks in it.
Leaning close to Kikyo’s ear as Kikyo had done to her earlier and whispered harshly, “I am Kagome Higurashi, not your reincarnation. I was a fool for ever allowing myself to be defined by such a weak person.”
Suddenly Kagome let go of Kikyo and walked away, looking towards the audience. Kikyo coughed and choked as she attempted to get onto her hands and knees.
“I am the winner of this fight. Would anyone deny this?” Kagome said, addressing the audience with a challenging stare.
All was completely silent. Looking around, Kagome saw no protest in their faces. When her eyes met Sesshomaru’s, she felt empowered by the spark of pride she saw there.
“I’ll still have Inuyasha” Kikyo said from her knees with a deranged chuckle.
“I’ll keep him, corrupt him and take him to hell with me. I will make him curse you with his last breath. You will never see him happy again if it is the last thing I do” Kikyo ground out with a sick smile on her face.
In a flash Kagome had her katana at Kikyo’s throat.
“You won’t kill me… You’re too sweet for that” Kikyo mocked.
Kagome pulled the katana away from Kikyo’s throat, allowing her one smug smile before she drove it through her stomach.
“You are going to die because you greatly underestimated three things. One: my will. Two: my skills. And three: me. I would do anything for the people I love. Unfortunately for you, that includes Inuyasha, no matter how pig-headed he can be.” Kagome said in a clear voice.
Pulling her katana out of of Kikyo, she noticed that it was not blood that poured out of her wounds, but ash.
“However, I am not cruel. I will not let you die in hate a second time.” Kagome said as she laid Kikyo down.
Kagome focused on concentrating her power into her hands and they began to glow blindingly bright. She began to pass them over Kikyo’s body, starting at her feet. The places she touched were reduced to a mixture of dirt and ash. Kagome watched as the person that had been the main source of her inferiority complex was diminished by her own hands. When the process was complete, Kagome saw a tiny sliver of white rise from the ashes, before dissipating into the air.
‘Thank you’ Kagome heard in her head. It had been Kikyo’s voice, but softer and kinder, not hardened by the cruelties of a sad fate. Kagome thought that that must have been what Kikyo sounded like when she and Inuyasha were in love.
Standing up, Kagome felt as if a huge weight was lifted off her shoulders.
~General POV~
The audience was a buzz of whispers as Kagome stood up. Word would definitely spread that the new Lady of the West was not only very strong and beautiful, but merciful as well. Sesshomaru raised his hand and a hush fell over the crowd immediately.
“My mate is the winner of this challenge. You have all beared witness to the strength of the House of the West, know that any who challenge this will meet the same end. You are dismissed” he said this with an unreadable expression and a dispassionate wave of his hand.
Everybody hurried to leave and return to their original chores. One man, however, remained where he was.
Inuyasha sat on his knees, stone faced, eyes filled with unshed tears. A lifetime of hating and grieving his lost love had taken its toll on him. His history of love was tragic and full of mistakes, yet he had always had hope. Now Kagome was mated and Kikyo was gone for good… What did he have left? Sango and Miroku were going to leave soon as well to start their own family, so soon he would be left alone again.
One by one the tears began to spill over.
All his life he was alone. Was that his fate? If it was, he cursed the fates a thousand times over. It was not his fault that his parents were different. It wasn’t his goddamn fault he was a hanyou. Yet the whole world treated him like it was.
He had found happiness in Kikyo, a peace he had never known before. Then it was ripped away from him and turned to a bitter hell.
He found trust in Kagome, something no one else had given him. Then he had messed it all up once more.
He had found friendship in his own little pack, but they were all happy without him. They would find their own happiness and he would be left with nothing.
Was he so bad?
Was he so goddamn bad that he didn’t deserve the slightest bit of the happiness that everyone else seemed to have an abundance of?
IT JUST WASN’T FAIR!
Inuyasha’s soul cried out, an agonizing plea for any small comfort, springing from the deep well of scars upon his heart. Open wounds made from the cruel whip of undeserved hatred.
~Kagome’s POV~
She watched as her friend cried so painfully, and her heart broke. It was true that though she had endured many slights at the hands of Inuyasha’s callousness, but now she felt foolish. She had left him for reasons that seemed so right at the time. She should have realized how much her desertion of the pack would affect her hanyou who had already suffered so much rejection for simply being alive.
Walking to her once-love, she put her arms around him and held him to her chest like a child. At the feel of her arms he began to break down further.
“Don’t l- leave me” he choked out, “Pl-please don’t leave me all alone.”
With a small kiss to each tear stained cheek, Kagome said, in a voice thick with emotion, “I’ll never let you be alone ever again. Even though our love didn’t work out, I swear you will be happy again.”
She held him as he cried years worth of pain in the safety of her embrace.
~Sesshomaru’s POV~
When his brother started to cry, Sesshomaru was shocked. He had always thought Inuyasha was too stubborn to take to heart the things that were done to him. After all, he had survived from childhood to this point with no help from anyone. In that regard Sesshomaru had always held a small shred of grudging respect for the half-breed. He had survived despite the whole world fighting his every step.
It was slightly uncomfortable for Sesshomaru to see the effects of such a lifestyle first hand. His Beast urged him to take care of his pack, but he ignored it as he had always done. It wasn’t until he saw his mate comforting his brother that he decided to move.
When he got closer, he felt the painful pull of his instincts. As Alpha, he was expected to offer solace to his pack. While he had never considered Inuyasha pack before, the ties of blood mixed with the harrowing cry of his brother’s soul were enough to demand his attention.
Placing a hand on the hanyou’s head he said, “Raise your head and wipe your tears. I will not have someone of my House reduced to such a state. You will stay here until you learn that even a half-breed like you need not be subjected to the ridicule of others. I have let you run free for far too long. It appears that you have forgotten whose blood runs through your veins. You are not a full blooded youkai, however, you are also not scum off of the streets. You will live in this castle and find a way to be useful to the Western Lands. Doing so, you will learn to command the respect of others.”
Inuyasha, who had tensed up at his touch, was now staring open-mouthed at him. Sesshomaru sighed. Well it was to be expected, since his brother had never heard anything but insults from his mouth. He snapped his fingers and two servants seemed to materialize out of thin air.
“Kei, prepare a room” Sesshomaru left and one of the servants, a small, stern looking woman, quickly disappeared.
“Tsutomu, you are now to attend to Inuyasha. Disobedience is not to be tolerated” Sesshomaru said and the other servant, a tall man with kind eyes, bowed to Sesshomaru and carefully extracted the hanyou from Kagome’s embrace.
“Inuyasha-sama, I am to serve you for the duration of your time. If you have need of anything, I will be sure to take care of it” Tsutomu said as he walked a dazed Inuyasha out of the arena area.
Sesshomaru turned to see Kagome gaping at him. He arched an eyebrow in question.
“I think that’s the nicest thing you’ve ever done for him” Kagome said in a small voice.
“It’s the only thing I have ever done for him” Sesshomaru replied, closing his eyes.
Suddenly he felt lips crashing against his, the warm clean scent of his mate wrapped around him.He felt her tongue tentatively sweep his lips in question. He responded by pulling her closer and deepening the kiss. The familiar taste and feel of her lips was like coming home.
“If this is my reward, I think I should not mind doing more in the future” he said with a slight chuckle.
“He needs you. You may hate each other, but you are family. He has always wanted your respect and approval as his big brother, and I think it’s time you started acting more like one” she said seriously.
“I cannot change the past” he said stubbornly.
“But you can change the future” she replied with a small kiss to his nose.
“You do not fight fair little one” he said with a smirk.
“Never said I did” she said with a playful gleam in her eyes.
Stepping out of his arms, Kagome’s gaze turned sultry.
“You know… all good doggies get rewards. And you have been a very. Good. Doggy.” Kagome said, moving her hands farther down Sesshomaru’s body with each word.
Sesshomaru’s eyes flashed red in anticipation at the promise in her voice. He had been denied the pleasures of his mate for far too long today and would not be delayed further. Scooping Kagome up bridal style, Sesshomaru raced to their bedroom, a whirlwind of silver, black and laughter.
A/N: Ha! Sorry about leavin’ you hangin’ there… Well don’t worry, next chapter is long lemony goodness. Any ideas on what they should be up to next? Review with them!Dueces,
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