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Chapter List
- 7
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- 9
Disclaimer: I do hereby
acknowledge to all that stuff you have heard before and that you don�t need to
hear again since we all know it by heart. Takahashi-sama is the only one who
can do that.
This is an AU fic based off the
plot of an old romance novel of my mom�s.
Cyancat ^_^
(/)

The Captive Bride

Chapter Eight � Whatever You Do,
Don�t Die

Sesshomaru paced at the front door of his
home, his patience wearing thin. Ayame was supposed to be there with Rin an
hour ago. It wasn�t like Ayame to be late, especially with such precious cargo.
Looking out the window, Sesshomaru cursed under his breath and ran out the
door. Something wasn�t right, he could feel it.
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Koga had just exited out
of Sesshomaru�s home office, finishing a reassuring call with the demon priest
that was to perform the marriage. The little green toad imp had been a little
worried that the news he received about Sesshomaru was wrong, as he knew the dog
demon�s temperament and couldn�t believe his little green ears.
Koga stretched out his arms, finally
satisfied that everything was going down the right track. Looking down the
hallway, he saw Sesshomaru stalking back and forth in front of the door,
waiting for his prized package. He
laughed secretly, seeing his friend in this kind of panic. Ever since they�d
met, Koga had only known one side of Sesshomaru, but now that there was Rin, he
was seeing more than he thought was possible.
Suddenly a red haze surrounded the dog demon
and he bolted out the door, nearly tearing it off the hinges. Koga looked to
the now vacated entry way, eyes questioning Sesshomaru�s actions. He immediately felt a stirring at the back of
his head, a stirring that there was something terribly amiss. He took no second
thought on it, dashing away like Sesshomaru had and followed his lead.
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A young man tapped his finger to the fast
paced beat of a new song blaring from his car radio as he blazed down the road.
His head started to bop along as well and not before long he was singing along,
loudly, with the lyrics. He had black hair, pulled into a small ponytail. He
wore a long sleeved dark purple t-shirt with black low rise jeans and a pair of
brown sandals.
Turning a corner sharply, his gaze flew to a
pair of women walking down the sidewalk. The young man smiled to himself as his
violet eyes traced their figures. Oh how he loved the female form and all their
curves.
Looking back to the road, he had to quickly
turn the wheel, diverting the car back to the street. He grumbled under his
breath, annoyed with himself for getting distracted at such an important time.
He had more things to think of, such as how to say, �Will you marry me?� to his
girlfriend of seven months. He�d pondered on asking her this for weeks now and
he was having trouble even thinking about it. Too many distractions out there,
way too many.
Turning at another corner, the car slowed to
a crawl as it entered a residential area. He leaned back, digging into his
pants pocket to find the slip of paper his girlfriend had given him with an
address. She had stayed at her boss�s house for the night, for some cryptic
reasons that she couldn�t explain and asked for him to pick her up later on
that day.
Staring at the wrinkled paper, he looked to
the row of houses on the specified street. His eyes squinted to see the house
numbers, looking for the one marked 500. It wasn�t until he was down to the end of the
lane and ready to turn around that he saw something that made his heart jump.
The brick house at the end of the road was surrounded by trees and hidden away
from most eyes. The front door had been blown away, bricks and wood lying all
over the front lawn. The front door itself was in pieces, still hanging on its
hinges.
Bolting out of his car,
the young man ran through the debris and up the stone steps. His heart nearly
pounding its way through his chest, he feared the worst had happened to his
beloved Sango.
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Sango groaned in pain as
she sat up. Putting a hand to the back of her head, she felt the sticky wetness
of blood clotted on her hand.
�Damn it!� she groaned to herself, �How could
I have been so foolish! Letting that bastard get the better of my anger.�
Slowly she tried to
stand, her legs struggling to regain their strength. Grimacing as a freshly
opened cut on her leg started pouring blood, Sango
looked around the broken kitchen. Thinking the worst had happened, in a moment
her fears were settled and escalated. There was no sign of Rin or Ayame. Naraku had taken them both away.
�They�re safe for now.� She thought to herself,
�Only for now, though.�
Suddenly her eyes widened as she remembered
something. Hikaru! Sango struggled to get up and down the hall to her room.
Gods, let her be alright, she pleaded as she neared the door. Slamming it open,
she sighed in relief at the one good thing that had happened. She was still
asleep, the heart monitor beeping out a continuous heart rhythm. She remembered
giving a sedative to Rin�s mother so that she could rest easily for one night. It
was something to kill the pain that was growing more every day. Sango hated to
do it, but it was all she could do. Now Sango was thankful that she had. If the
old woman had heard what was going on or Naraku had even thought to attack her,
she wouldn�t be able to live with herself.
But by the looks of it,
the happenings of that morning hadn�t spurred the old woman from her sleep.
Sango closed the door and pulled herself down the hall, stumbling into the
bathroom. She needed to treat her wounds before anything else happened.
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Sango
had just finished cleaning what she could of the blood from her wounds,
bandages scrapped from towels. A car screeching to a halt rang in her ears and
then footsteps running to the house, followed by a familiar voice.
�Sango! Where are you? Sango!� called the urgent male voice.
Her
eyes widened in surprise and recollection. She�d totally forgotten that he was
coming. Gods, what if he had come any earlier?
�Miroku! I�m back here!� she called back, forcing herself to
stand up, but her leg gave out and she fell back to the floor.
Hearing
her voice call out, Miroku bolted down the hallway, where her voice had
emanated from. Skidding to a stop at the very last door, he couldn�t believe
his eyes. His beloved Sango was covered in scrapes and burns, pieces of towel
wrapped around her leg and head.
�Sango! What happened to you?� Miroku said while kneeling
down beside her, scrutinizing her wounds.
Sango
stared in surprise at the man beside her. Was this the same Miroku she�d known
before? Why was he acting so worried over her? Remembering his question, Sango
shook her head to clear her mind. �We were attacked. And I was stupid enough to
get caught off guard.� Sango tried to stand again, but Miroku pushed her back
down.
�You�re
not getting up. You�ve been injured.� He looked around for a phone,
they needed to get her to a hospital.
�Miroku,
I�m fine! It�s just a few cuts and bruises. Nothing to worry
about.� Sango countered, shoving him out of her way. She quickly rose up
on her injured leg and was able to stand for a moment, but again her leg gave
out. Though this time, a pair of strong arms was there to catch her.
Miroku
lifted her up and cradled her close to his chest. �You�re fine, huh?� He
smirked at her. �You never change do you?�
Sango
blushed at the close contact and turned her head away. �I-I don�t know what
you�re talking about. Now, let me down, Miroku. I have to contact someone.�
His
grip tightened. �Contact someone? Not now, because I�m taking
you to the hospital.�
Miroku strode off down the hallway and toward
the broken front door.
�Hey!
Stop it, Miroku!� Sango yelled at him, struggling to get out of his grip. �If
you don�t stop now and put me down, I�ll hate you forever!�
Miroku
stopped in mid-stride in what used to be the kitchen and did as commanded,
letting Sango step onto the floor. He kept an arm around her, making up for her
injured leg.
�Thanks.�
She replied coldly, flashing an angry glare at Miroku, but at seeing the hurt
look on his face, she softened. �Look, I don�t need a doctor. I�m fine, really.
But I need to stay here. Rin�s mother needs to be cared for and after what
happened this morning, I just can�t leave!�
Miroku
looked around the devastation surrounding them, noting the large bone boomerang
weapon lodged into the wood of the cupboards.
�What
exactly did happen this morning, Sango?� He commented while looking over the destruction.
Sango
paused, trying the find the best words to explain the situation to Miroku. He
didn�t even know about her being a demon hunter, much less know there were any
demons around. How could she tell him that it was a demon that had done all of
this?
�It�s
hard to explain, Miroku.�
�Then
you�d better start talking!� Growled a low voice from behind
her.
Whipping
her head around to look, Sango saw Sesshomaru in a startling state, with a red
glow surrounding his body and his eyes flaring blood red. His lips were pulled
back into a permanent snarl and he bared his canine fangs. �Where is she?!� He
snapped.
Miroku
pushed Sango behind him, spreading his arms in a protective stance. �What
business do you have here?� He yelled at the dog demon.
�My
business is none of your concern, human.� He spat out at Miroku, his eyes switching
to Sango. �Demon Hunter, where is Rin!�
Miroku
was about to yell again at Sesshomaru, but he was interrupted by Sango. �She
was taken, Sesshomaru. Naraku took her.�
�What!�
Sesshomaru felt a surge of fury take over him. �How was this possible?!�
�It
was early morning when he attacked. As soon as Rin had the door open, he
attacked us. I tried my best to fight him, but he got the better of my anger
and attacked me with my own weapon. When I woke up, he had taken Rin and
Ayame.�
�Ayame?�
said a surprised voice from behind Sesshomaru. Sango looked on as the wolf
demon stepped out from behind the looming figure, his eyes wide in fear. �What
did you say about Ayame?�
Sango
sighed regretfully, lowering her eyes. �She�s gone. I�m sorry, but I couldn�t
stop him.� When she looked up, she jumped back at the instant change that had
taken over Koga.
The
once conserved wolf demon now loomed with a dark glow around him, eyes
malevolent with an icy blue, with fangs and claws grown instantly an inch
longer. He slowly turned toward
Sesshomaru. �What are we waiting for?� he said through clenched teeth.
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The
wind blew with a mighty effort, shaking trees and rattling houses. Kagome
pulled her jacket closer around her, trying to rid herself of the chill of the
afternoon. It wasn�t like a spring day to be like this and she hated having to
walk all the way to Inuyasha�s house in this weather. Kagome suddenly stopped,
feeling a dark presence coming her way, the immense youki emanating like a
radiator. Her eyes scanned the area, looking for the owner of the dark
presence. Oh, how she wished she had brought her bow with her. It was not a
good time to be defenseless.
Suddenly
dark forms were grabbing her feet and pulling her down into an immense black
hole. She screamed out for help, but no one was there to hear, just the wind.
Just before she was pulled all the way under, she screamed out one last word.
�INUYASHA!!�
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Inuyasha�s
head jerked at the sudden feeling of unease that he felt. He looked around his
room, wondering what it was that caused his discomfort. Finding nothing in his room,
he walked out to the hallway and down the staircase. Stepping outside, he
sniffed the air, looking for a reason why he felt so unnerved. Still he found
nothing to quiet his anxious mind. Stepping back inside, he started back for
his room, but was stopped by the sound of the doorbell. What the hell? He had
just been outside and he didn�t see anyone. Returning to the door and opening
it, he found a little girl standing there, her clothes and skin all the same
shade of pale white. She held a mirror in her hands and stared blankly into
nothingness.
�What
do you want?� Inuyasha snarled at her. This girl was unnerving.
�Do
you want her back?� The little girl whispered.
�Do
I want who back?� Inuyasha snapped back.
�The girl. The girl that is closest to your heart. Do you
want her?�
Inuyasha�s eyes widened in shock. Was she speaking of
Kagome?
�This
girl,� The mirror cleared from its blank image and displayed a picture of an
unconscious Kagome, surrounded in a purple haze. Seeing her image, Inuyasha let
a low growl emanate from his throat. �This girl will be waiting for you. If you
want her back, you must bring the older one and the wolf.�
Inuyasha
blinked, registering her words. The older one and the wolf? Did she mean Sesshomaru
and Koga?
�You
must bring them if you want the girl back. If she is to survive.�
Inuyasha
tensed at her last words, not wanting to hear another word. He slashed out with
a claw, but her image faded as quickly as she had arrived, leaving the hanyo
confused and alone in the doorway.
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It
didn�t take much time for Inuyasha to take off running down the road, finding
Sesshomaru�s scent and following it through the streets of Tokyo. When he finally tracked down his
brother, he found a house with its front door in shambles. Confused, he slowly
entered the house, wary of anything that could happen. Looking around, he saw a
young woman around Kagome�s age sitting in a chair, being tended to by a man of
the same age. What might have used to be the kitchen was in complete ruins and
there was debris everywhere.
�What
are you doing here, Inuyasha!?� Growled the menacing tone of
his older brother.
Inuyasha
looked in the direction of his voice and found Sesshomaru and Koga conferring
in a corner of the home, both had malevolent auras surrounding them with a deep
fury that was fueled by a deep anger.
�I
don�t have time for your shit today, Sesshomaru! Something weird is happening.�
�Obviously, because they�re here.� Sesshomaru stated,
staring past his hanyo brother to the doorway.
Inuyasha
whipped around to look behind him and saw the white girl once again, yet now a
tall woman with black hair pulled into a bun, standing beside her.
�Kagura.�
Sesshomaru and Koga both growled at once.
At
the mention of her name, Kagura laughed haughtily and stepped past the white
girl.
�Glad to see that you remember me,
Sesshomaru. I come to give you one last chance.�
�And
what chance may that be, damn wench.�

�You have one last choice.
Choose me to be your wife and we will let the women go free, all three of
them.�
Inuyasha�s
ears perked at her words. Three women? Who were the
other two?
�What
makes you think that I�d choose you?�
�If
you do not, their blood will be on your hands. We will kill them, unless that
is if you have any second thoughts.� Kagura smiled evilly at the dog demon,
knowing she was irking him on just as she wanted.
Sesshomaru
glared at Kagura, his anger rising with every second. He burst from his place
and letting a long green whip emanate from his finger tips, lashed out at
Kagura�s form. She merely dodged, jumping back behind the white girl. The
mirror she held deflected any of the whips attacks. Finally Sesshomaru stopped
as he realized it was fruitless. Kagura laughed once more, but turned her head
to the side, letting out a fake sigh of disdain.
�I
see that you won�t change your mind then, Sesshomaru. Too bad, we could have
had fun together.� She laughed once more before throwing out a feather from the
bun in her hair. As she floated up, she called out to the white girl. �Kanna,
return quickly!� And with that she was gone.
All
looked from the sky where Kagura vanished to the little girl called Kanna on
the front doorstep.
�Are
you going to fight us?� Inuyasha yelled at her, ready to strike out.
�This
one does not fight, this one only speaks in words.� Kanna whispered out. �This
one does not want to fight.�
�Then
you�ve come to the wrong place.� Inuyasha snarled and launched himself to
attack. Sesshomaru caught him by the scruff of his shirt and threw him back.
�Stop
acting without thinking Inuyasha. That is your main fault.� Sesshomaru turned
his gaze to Kanna. �What do you want?�
�To
save the women that hold your hearts, you must go to the home that no human
dares enter. This one does not want to hurt the women you hold close, this one
only obeys.�
�You
wouldn�t be leading us into a trap would you?� Sesshomaru questioned.
�This
one believes that what he wants is not right, but one can not leave when one is
a servant. To destroy the evil, a wolf
and two dogs must work together.�
And
with her last words whispering into the humid air, she vanished.
The
group looked to each other after she vanished, wondering what had just happened.
�You
think she�s telling the truth?� Sango commented, flinching at Miroku wrapping
her leg too tight until she felt a hand upon her ass, rubbing up and down.
Nearly snarling herself, Sango lashed out with a �SLAP!� that imprinted her
finger prints into Miroku�s face. �Unreasonable man.�
She growled under her breath as he fell to the floor, unconscious.
Rolling
his eyes at the human show of affection, Sesshomaru turned away and pondered
the Kanna�s words. �Go to the home that no human dares enter?� She must have
meant the demon assembly house. It was so dark and intimidating that no one
else dared enter the place but demons themselves.
�Koga,
I�m leaving. You coming?� Sesshomaru called out as he turned and walked toward
the front of the house.
�Yeah,
I�m coming.� Koga replied with a laughing snarl and started following his
friend.
The
two had only taken a few steps before a hanyo�s voice interrupted them.
�Where
in the seven hells do you guys think you�re going without me?!� Inuyasha yelled
while walking up behind the pair of demons. �I am not getting left behind when
Kagome�s been taken!�
Sesshomaru
looked to Koga once before looking over his shoulder at Inuyasha. �Fine, come
if you want, just don�t get in my way.�
Turning back to
the road outside, both demons sped off like racing cars, leaving Inuyasha
sputtering his complaints at them while he took off running as well, following
their scent. This left Sango sitting alone in her chair, her arms crossed
angrily and she kicked the unconscious Miroku with her good leg.
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When the trio arrived at the Demon Assembly
House, it was evident that Naraku lurked inside. He had a barrier of evil youki
barring anything from entering. Not even flinching at the immense power shown
before him, Sesshomaru sliced into the barrier with his claws and broke away a
sizeable amount to let them walk through.
The house itself was huge, big enough to
accommodate most of the demon public within Tokyo city and more. Three immense roman
columns stood at the front door, holding up a huge overhanging roof. Nearing
the building, Inuyasha nearly bolted ahead of the pair when he saw what was
strapped to the columns. Each column held up the figure of a young woman, two
human and one demon. Kagome, Ayame, and a woman that Inuyasha didn�t recognize
were in a state of deep sleep, curled into the fetal position and surrounded by
the same evil dark barrier that had surrounded the house.
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Sesshomaru had to hold himself back as he saw
Rin there, floating in the evil barrier, looking so helpless and unknowing of
what might come. It fueled his anger even more to see Naraku leisurely sitting
on the steps to the house, awaiting their appearance. Naraku looked smug with
the way he had made this predicament and Sesshomaru wanted to literally bite
his head off for it.
�Naraku!� he called out, �We�re here like you
wanted. Are you ready to fight?�
�Always ready to fight, aren�t you
Sesshomaru? No wonder you�re the Killing Life Circle. All life dies when it�s
around you.� Naraku chuckled.
�I said, are you ready to fight! I will not
waste time speaking meaningless dribble with the likes of you. Either you give
up those women or you will die by my hand!� Sesshomaru flexed a claw in front
of him to make a point. �And be assured that it won�t be a short death!�
�Let�s see how you do in real combat!� Naraku
yelled and launched himself into the air, his form disappearing within the dark
clouds.
Inuyasha and Koga looked around, searching
for where he could have gone. Sesshomaru stared straight ahead, unperturbed by
Naraku�s actions. Inuyasha�s and Koga�s noses caught a scent at the same time
and leapt away from where they stood. A huge ball of energy dropped down on the
exact same spot where they had just stood. Dust and smoke rose from the pit the
ball of energy had created. It slowly filtered around Sesshomaru�s solid form, he hadn�t even moved an inch.
Sesshomaru
sneered. �As if you could do any better!�
Like
a shot of lightning, Sesshomaru was gone and advancing his way toward Naraku.
It took only a second before he stood next to the demon, who just merely
smiled. The two lashed out at each other, ducking and dodging the attacks.
Movement between the two was so fast, it was even hard
for Inuyasha and Koga to watch where they went.
�Do
you really think that I would hand over the title to you?� Sesshomaru glowered
as he sliced his claws in front of Naraku�s face, missing by mere centimeters.
Naraku
jumped back, rebounding until he was yards away from Sesshomaru. �At first, no. But then,� Naraku paused and held his right
hand, palm up, above him until a small ball of energy formed over it. �Then I
got this lovely little morsel and I knew you�d have no choice!�
He
slowly brought his fingers together, making a fist. The ball of energy started
to shrink and Sesshomaru stared at Naraku, questioning what was happening. But
then there were shrieks of pain and Sesshomaru�s eyes flew to their source. The
dark haze balls that surrounded Rin, Kagome�s and Ayame�s unconscious form were
shrinking, evoking pain upon their unmoving forms, yet their screams of agony showed
they were still alive.
�Now,
what will you do, son of the great Inu-Taisho? Will you let these women die for
the sake of your heritage? Two human women and a wolf female?
Or do you want them alive? Come now, time is wasting. There isn�t much life
left in those little bodies of theirs. What will it be? Give me the title or
let the women die!� Naraku squeezed his fingers again, evoking another scream
from the three women�s lips.
Koga
and Inuyasha rushed to Sesshomaru�s side, seeing the women in trouble. They
would have attacked Naraku had Sesshomaru not put out an arm to stop them.
�This
is my fight.� Sesshomaru stated as he lowered his arm, never taking his eyes
off of Naraku. �Don�t interfere. Just get the girls away when you can.�
Koga
looked to Sesshomaru, ready to voice is disapproval of the decision, but
stopped. He had seen Sesshomaru�s eyes and understood instantly. Usually when
he was on the danger level of going chaotic his eyes turned red, but now they
were purple. That was bad, very bad.
Motioning
to Inuyasha, the two took off for the opposite end of the house and away from
Sesshomaru. Koga knew what was coming. Inuyasha wouldn�t know as he wasn�t even
around then, but Koga could remember the moment clearly. That fateful day was
the day his birth mother died and it had hit Sesshomaru hard. Hard enough that
he gave up liking the opposite sex and started hating every woman that came his
way. Out of grief and pain, Sesshomaru had let out the feral demon inside of
him, something that was unbeatable and unmatched. Until Sesshomaru�s father had
actually knocked him out, Sesshomaru had torn around the countryside,
destroying anything in his way. Koga had
seen those same purple eyes just as he had just seen them now. It was not a good time to be next to the dog
demon, be you friend or foe.
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Sesshomaru
stared at the prone form of Rin as she hung idly in the air, dark youki
surrounding her. What had he done? The one time he actually got close to a
woman and already she was made a weakness to his title and heritage. Maybe it
would have been better to have pushed Rin out of his mind and chose Kagura as
his wife� no, no it would never have been better to have that bitch as a mate.
He took a deep breath, knowing what he had to do next. He just hoped Koga could
change him back. Closing his eyes, he pictured Rin in his mind and said,
�Whatever you do, don�t die!�
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A hurtling charge
of wind suddenly encircled Sesshomaru, his whole body seething with an immense
power and rage. Naraku lowered his hand and lowered his gaze, readying himself
for the final blows that Sesshomaru would make.
The
next second, the ground exploded between the two demons, spraying debris and
dirt everywhere. Sesshomaru moved like
lightning, striking once and stepping back, never attacking from the same place
twice. Naraku, while too self-absorbed in his apparent victory, never thought
that this could be provoked from the dog demon. This creature attacking him was
cool and collected, words talking no affect on him whatsoever, nothing like the
Sesshomaru he had known. As Naraku
dodged one attack, two were made in its place. His eyes widened in realization
as he was beginning to see the reality in the outcome of this fight.
Cursing
to himself, Naraku felt his power surrounding the girls die out. With every
strike, his power was dwindling and Naraku knew it wasn�t going to be long
before Sesshomaru would finish him. Evading one strike after another, Naraku
summed up the rest of his powers. Converging inside a massive black ball of
youki, Naraku blasted his way out of the fight and disappeared into the sky.
Sesshomaru roared his rage at the cowardly Naraku as he made his hasty retreat.
While
Sesshomaru and Naraku had fought, Koga and Inuyasha had been trying to figure
out how to get the women out of their bonds, but were suddenly granted their
wish as the barrier bonds failed and dropped the lifeless women. Inuyasha,
seeing Kagome�s body fall, dove like a baseball player to catch her comatose
form. Koga leaped up to catch the body of Ayame, while catching Rin�s body seconds
after. Settling them both against a column, Koga turned to stare at his friend,
still in his feral form, tearing apart the assembly grounds and throwing power
bursts in every direction. Now how the hell was he supposed to get him out of
this?
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