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Never go back	By : KiraIsJudgement Category: InuYasha > General Views: 3577 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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AN I went crazy yesterday and busted out four chapters. So I will post them over the next couple of days. If you jumped to the latest chapter, you might have skipped one, or three. : ) Hopefully this one, and the next couple will answer most questions and we can start the battle.

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He stops and looks back. �Just follow your heart. And don�t give up on me Kagome. I never gave up on you.�

Then he�s gone. Disappearing like smoke into the dense trees.
　

　

　

�Inuyasha!� Shooting up in the bed, I scream into the empty hut. Scrambling to me feet, I have the irresistible need to find Inuyasha. He is alive somewhere and needs my help. I don�t make it two steps before I fall, my legs still unable to fully support me.

Not willing to give up I crawl to doorway, pushing it open. It�s still dark, and the outside world is peacefully calm. Using the door jamb I manage to pull myself to my feet once again and stare out into the darkness.

I have no idea where I�m trying to go, or how I plan to get there. It�s the middle of the night and I can barely stand. Ah-Un is gone, not that I believe Sesshomaru would let me borrow him anyways and I don�t see Rin anywhere.

�What are you doing, Miko?� Startled, I look behind me. Sitting at the lone table in the dimly lit hut, is Sesshomaru, placidly watching my pathetic attempt to empower myself.

�Sesshomaru� Where�s Inuyasha?� I want to run to him, throw myself at his feet and beg for help to save Inuyasha, but I don�t dare let go of the supportive doorway.

�I believe I told you already. He�s dead.� I can barely make out his outline as he silently stands and comes to me.

�No. He came to me. He�s alive. He just trapped� or caged� or something� I�m not sure. But he needs my help. He can�t get to me on his own. I need to go to him.�

He stops right in front of me, looking down at me with an expression I�m sure I�ve never seen him make before, his silver hair bushing over his shoulders, partly hiding his face. Almost sad. He�s quiet for a bit, before slightly shaking his head.

�No. He�s gone. My brother no longer exists in this world. Do not mention it again.�

�But I need to go to him. I need to leave,� I plead and his face turns stone.

�You cannot. You belong to me now, Miko. Until I have no further use for you, you will do as I say.� He grabs my bicep and forces me out of the hut. My legs stumble trying to keep pace as he leads me to the back side of the building.

�What? I don�t fucking belong to you! You don�t own me. Where the hell are you taking me?� I struggle against his grip, but it does no good.

He doesn�t answer.

We stop at a small shack. He opens the door and reveals a large wooden tub with steam rising into misty air.

A bath. I can�t even remember the last time I had a proper bath. I haven�t even had the chance to clean myself up in weeks, other people have been doing that. Excitement fills me when he points to the bar of soap and comb on the small table.

�I trust you can bathe yourself?� I nod.

He walks me in, releasing my arm as soon as I�m within reach of the tub. �Good, you have an hour.� He leaves, shutting the door behind him.

My eyes swell with happiness as I slowly strip off the wool robe that Rin dressed me in. It takes some effort but I manage to climb over the edge and sink into the water.

�Ahhh,� I can�t help but vocalize my pleasure as the hot water works my sore muscles. The steam fills my lungs making it slightly difficult to breath, but satisfying at the same time. I wonder how long this bath has been waiting? Rin must have set it up before she left. I can�t imagine Sesshomaru doing such a thing for anyone.

I do nothing but relax for at least half an hour before grabbing the soap. I make a nice lather and start washing off the dirt from my body and hair. It isn�t long before I notice I�m not coming clean. I scrub harder, giving my arms, chest, face, and mouth special attention. No matter how much I scrub, I can�t come clean.

Tears spill from my eyes as I shove the soap into my mouth, washing my tongue. I know why I can�t come clean. That fucking Tarou defiled me, made me unclean. I will never be clean again. But I can�t stand to feel this dirty, so I scrub harder.

Red drops splash into the water as I scour the deep cut on my cheek, exposing the flesh again.

Would Inuyasha even still want me? That is if he�s really still alive. How much of the dream was real? Can dream even be real? It felt like it. I know it�s not healthy to believe in something just because you want it, but what if he really is trapped and has been for fifteen years?

I gag on the soap, suck up a mouthful of water to gargle, spit and start viciously scrubbing at my mouth again. It just won�t come clean.

�Kagome,� Rin worried voice halts my movements. �Don�t do that. It won�t help.�

Heat blushes through my cheeks at the embarrassment of what I was doing hits me, I drop the soap. I have read that it�s quite common for rape victims to act like that, but I can�t believe that I did.

�Here.� She lays a set of dark blue set of clothes down on the bathing seat next to the door. �These should fit you. I�ll help brush your hair if you�re done.�

I smile sheepishly and nod. She reaches out a hand, which I take, and I�m effortlessly pulled from the tub. She wraps a soft towel made of some sort of wool around my mid section and motions for me to sit next to my new clothes.

I sit quietly as she works the crude wood comb through my unruly hair. My minds soon starts to wonder as I stare at the suit she�s brought me. The almost black color is fitting for the way I feel.

�Rin. Where�s Jaken?� She stops brushing and take a deep breath.

�He was taken by Zenaku, about ten years ago.� She lays the comb down and runs her fingers freely through my hair.

�I�m so sorry.� What an idiot? I should have known the only reason that little imp wouldn�t be following around Sesshomaru was because he was dead.

�It�s okay to ask me such things� But please refrain from doing so with My Lord. He is still in grieving.�

�What?!� I am truly shocked. I can�t imagine Sesshomaru grieving for anyone.

�Please, watch your tone.� She scolds, and I wince apologetically. �My Lord grieves for many. He feels he has failed as a protector.�

�But I thought he didn�t want to protect anyone?� I remember him once saying that he protects no one. Could he have changed his mind?

�Don�t be stupid. He has always protected Rin.� That�s the first time

I�ve heard the adult Rin refer to herself in the third person, just like she used to as a child. �And Jaken, Inuyasha, and even you. He is still a lord. And it�s a lord�s duty to protect those under him.�

�Have have never thought of it that way.� He might have even Inuyasha a lot of crap, but after they came to terms with the whole sword thing, he never did Inuyasha any real physical harm. Even went out of his way to help him more then once, but always gave some excuse of how he was only doing it for himself. And yes he did save me too. So I guess he does protect, unless you get in his way.

�That is why he wears a kimono with no color. And why his hair is short. He cut it off the day Jaken died, to show his failure. He shouldn�t be so hard on himself. Zenaku is a dangerous foe.�

�Is he really that strong? I can�t imagine a foe too strong for Sesshomaru. If it wasn�t for all the trickery and magic, Naraku wouldn�t have stood a chance against him.�

�He is. But now we will be able to revenge all those who were lost, with your help.� She smiles hopefully at me and pulls me to my feet, the towel drops.

She helps me get dressed, making notice of how my wounds look much better and will be completely healed soon.

The grab fits nicely, and reminds me a lot of the one I wore when I first can to this era, the one like Kikyo�s. The kosode lay hangs off my shoulders and the hakama fits snuggly around my waist. It�s comfortable, made of a high quality fabric that allows for easy movement. It�s a outfit perfect for battle.

Rin wraps a white obi around my waist and ties it in a small bow. Then hands me a thick pair of tabi socks that I slip on. We step outside, the sun is just raising. She motions to a set of straw sandals sitting on the ground.

�Those are yours now. I think they should fit.� And they do.

We slowly walk around the hut. The bath did wonders for me, I feel the strength returning to my legs. I�m standing, wobbly, but standing on my own.

Near the front door Sesshomaru is leaning against a tree next to a fire pit, eyes shut, looking bored. I stop and stare. I never thought of him as a protector before, or at least about him caring about being one. Is it true? Does he feel like his failed? Seems impossible.

The thought that he would search for help from a human miko is also absurd. In the past he would never admit he needed help from a human, and now he�s gone out of his way to find one. This Zenaku must be really powerful. He has to be if it really did claim Inuyasha, which I�m still not convinced of.

Rin leaves my side and goes to him.

�Lord Sesshomaru.� He lazily opens his eyes and meets hers as she lays a hand on his forearm. �She should be ready for travel tomorrow.�

�I will test her archery skills before we depart. It will do us no good if she her cannot shoot.� He glares at me accusingly. Guess he remembers me missing more then one shot in the past.

�I�ll have you know, I�ve gotten much better.� I return his glare and go to plop down in front of the fire.

�I�m going to start breakfast. I�ll let you talk.� Rin smiles gently at me and goes inside.

Sesshomaru says nothing and has gone to staring out at the raising sun.

�Sesshomaru, why� Why aren�t you just running into battle by yourself? I;ve never known you to request help, you�ve always been too prideful. I don�t get it.� I tossed a scrap of wood into the fire.

�Don�t confuse me for my ill tempered brother. I will not needless rush into a battle in which I cannot win. I have already faced this monster and the reality that my power is ineffective towards it. I learned from the past and now am changing my approach. I can�t afford to lose because pride. If I do, all youkais will be lost.�

�What do you mean �all youkais�? Is it really that bad? Can he really kill them all?� There is so many demons around, I find it hard to believe that one can rid the whole world of the rest.

�Do you not feel it?� He looks at me doubtfully. �Have you really not notice?�

Feel what? I don�t feel anything? Nothing at all. Everything seems normal. Wait, that�s the problem. I don�t sense anything.

No youkais around at all, only Sesshomaru. None of the powerful humanoid youkais. No youkai animals. Not even a youkai tree. I hadn�t notice before, but it feels like it does it my time. That�s not right. Even though some youkais had been evil, most were harmless. Why would someone kill an entire race?

�How in the world did it get this bad?� I can�t help but feel sad for the dramatic loss of life. I have lots of friends that are youkai. I hope they�re alright.

�He started with the strongest, ones that humans couldn�t kill. Once most of them were out of the way, the humans joined his plight. They started surrogating all youkais and hanyous from their villages, or killing them outright. Some fled and banded together but Zenaku came for them. Others hid on their own and were killed by humans. Few humans stood with and protected the youkais, mostly mikos and monks, but were slain. There are very few youkais left. They spend all their time running and hiding. Few pups have been born, and only a couple survive the first year. I must stop him.�

�When? When are we going to attack Zenaku?� If it has gotten this bad, it needs to stop now. And I will do whatever I can to help.

�That depends on how fast you recover Miko.�

�My name�s Kagome.� I have a name damn it. �Do you think I can help? That I can do this?�

�I am aware of your name, Miko.� He faces and says with complete seriousness, �Whether or not you can be of any use also depends on you and your resolve to see him dead. If I didn�t believe you could be helpful, I wouldn�t have selected you.�
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