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Shadows of a past

By SFP

DISCLAIMER: Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. The Dark-Hunter series belongs to Sherrilyn Kenyon.

A/N: To the wonderful AnimeHuntress, thank you. Your work on my stories is deeply appreciated. I could always say, I couldn�t have done it without you, but that just wouldn�t be true. I could do it without you . . . It just wouldn�t be as good.

To all my dear readers, THANK YOU!!!! You have no idea how happy I am that this story has been so well accepted! I get almost the same feeling from the reviews for this story, that I do when my son brings home an award from school or my daughter learns another new sign-word. I�m . . . extremely proud of it.

WORNING: this chapter contains violence and a lot of angst. You have been warned.

Ch.9

Kagome continued cleaning and treating the wounds on his back in silence. Her tears fell steadily.

This hit really close to home for her. It brought back memories she would rather forget, but had no choice in remembering. She dreamt just as everyone else did, though she tried not to.

Against her wishes, her mind drifted to the past. Pulling her down, down, down�

~*~

�Are you sure about this Kagome? I don�t want you hurt.� Inuyasha could not look at her. He never could when dealing with this subject.

She studied the brightly shining stars overhead. �Of course I�m sure. Remember I am the one who asked her to join us. It was my idea.� She pulled her legs up to her chest, wrapping her arms around them. It helped ward of the chill of cold air, at least that�s what she told herself.

Inuyasha sighed quietly. �You never did say why you wanted Kikyo to join the group.� He glanced at her quickly, and averted his gaze again.

Kagome�s voice was soft, and tired. �Can we talk about something else, please?�

~*~

She never did tell him why she wanted Kikyo to join their group. Things worked out for the best in that regard though. Inuyasha would never be alone again, unless he chose to be.

It�s just too bad not everyone gets a happy ending.

She had no idea why that reminiscence played in her head. It had nothing to do with the situation going on presently. Her next recollection on the other hand, had a lot to do with why she was shaking so badly, she couldn�t seem to control that ether. The memory played like a bad movie on repeat in her minds eye.

~*~

�Kikyo! Where are the shards?� Inuyasha panting voice was almost drowned out by the sounds of villagers panicking, and metal clanging against metal. Sango�s battle cry sounded out somewhere close by, but out of sight.

A raiding party was decimating Kaede�s village. They had just returned from a long shard hunt, only to find the village under attack, by humans.

�There are no jewel shards at work here. They are doing this of there own free will.�

Kagome nodded her head in agreement with Kikyo�s words.

�What? Why?� Inuyasha�s voice sounded strained. He was holding back, so as not to kill the humans, only knocking them prone.

�The lands are at war my friend. There are always casualties in war.� Miroku pressed one of the flowing sleeves of his robes to a bleeding gash on his forehead, trying to stem the blood flow, before it ran into his eyes. It was not long before he was drawn into combat again.

Kagome looked around at all the carnage, taking stock of all her friends� positions in the village turned battlefield.

�Where is Shippo?� her voice held a slight panicky edge to it.

�Don�t know. But don�t worry Kagome; the little shit can take care of himself. You just make sure those shards stay safe. Don�t need any of these bastards getting hold of them, make things a lot worse if they did.� Inuyasha was still holding the rebels back; he couldn�t even spare a backwards glance in her direction.

The bandits were like an army, they just kept coming and they held no remorse for the lives they were taking. It was just a good thing their group had arrived when it did, otherwise there might have been a lot more deaths then there already were.

The village men were doing a remarkable job in defending considering they only had their farming implements. Even then, they were not accustomed to fighting, so deaths were to be expected.

The more time that passed, the more anxious Kagome became. Finally, she could take it no more. The battles in various parts of the village did not seem to be letting up at all; in fact, they looked like they were getting worse with each passing second.

She unclipped the necklace, which held the vial containing the jewel shards, from around her neck. She looked at Inuyasha who was still in battle, and then she looked at Kikyo who was watching Inuyasha with an approving gleam in her dark eyes.

�Kikyo I need you to keep watch over these for me. Please.� the older woman gave her a blank stare. Kagome fidgeted uncomfortably. �I�m going to go find Shippo and Kaede too. I have not seen either one in quite some time. I�m starting to worry for them.� She held the vial out to the other woman, pleading with her eyes. �Please.�

Kikyo looked at her for a moment longer, studding her intently, then slowly held out her hand in acceptance. Kagome breathed a sigh of relief, before gently placing the necklace into Kikyos� hand. �Thank you.� Even after a year of traveling with them, the woman could still give Kagome the creeps at times.

Kagome dashed through the town, heading for Kaede�s hut. She had to dodge fights though, so it took a bit of time to get to the old woman�s place of residence. She was lucky no one had tried attacking her; bows did not make good close range fighting weapons. Just incase though, she had pulled out an arrow from her quiver. It would do as a slashing weapon, as a last resort. She really hoped she need not use it. Killing sucked.

By the time she made it to Kaede�s hut, she was winded and had a painful stitch in her side.

�Nay child stay down!� Kaede�s voice came from inside the hut. However, there was something wrong. Her speech sounded chocked, wheezy. Kagome took a hesitant step forward, intending to get closer so she might hear better.

A heavy footfall and the sound of metal shifting was the only warning she had before she was shoved roughly from behind, right through the doorway to the hut. She landed hard, right on her face. She could taste the blood in her mouth, from where she had bitten her tongue in the unpleasant landing. The hanging mat for the doorway would definitely need replacing later, for now it was lying in a heap underneath her.

�Hey boss, lookit what I found snooping around outside!� the males voice was higher pitched and had a slight nasally wine to it.

Kagome blinked hard, trying to clear her head some from the dizzying landing she had taken. When her vision cleared, she could see Kaede lying on her side, right in front of where she herself lay. Kagome gasped loudly when she noticed the spreading blood stain on the older woman�s white top. It looked as if someone had run her through the side with a sword.

�Oh no! Kaede!� Kagome tried getting to her hands and knees, only to be pinned down by a large booted foot.

�And where do you think your going.� this speaker was undoubtedly the boss. He had a deep grating voice with a sinister quality to it that made Kagome shiver in disgust.

�Don�t you touch her you pigs!� that was her little Shippo�s voice.

The hard slap of skin on skin and the squeak of Shippo in pain had Kagome stiffening in indignation. She started thrashing madly, trying to get out from under the heavy foot pinning her to the ground.

�My, my, you�ve got such spunk, such fight, and all over a pathetic little demon too. Makes me wonder how you would react to other things, more enjoyable things. Would you struggle the same way? I could only hope.�

Kagome ground her teeth, as the foot holding her down ground painfully into her back. She wouldn�t give him the satisfaction of yelling out in pain. She didn�t think she had ever been this mad in her life, she also couldn�t remember a time in her life where she had felt this helpless. How dare these people!

�You let Shippo go right now or you�ll regret it! I mean it mister!�

The men only laughed at her. There were three of them from the sound of it.

�What are you going to do to me little girl? You can�t even move much less make me regret anything.�

�You just wait until Inuyasha gets here! You are so dead!� this time a cracking noise accompanied the harsh slap that punctuated Shippo�s words. The sound of it made Kagome flinch. She had to hold back tears when Shippo let out a loud grown of pain fallowed by a whimper and then silence.

�Stop hurting him! He�s just a child!�

The pressure on her back was lifted, only to be replaced with a sharp pain at the back of her head, as the man gripped her hair in a tight fist. Her head was pulled back harshly, into an awkward angle. He was a rather balky man, with a nondescript face, nothing special. However, his eyes, they glinted evilly, showing his pleasure at her pain.

He moved closer to her face, she could feel his hot breath as it slid a crossed her skin, it was funny how that alone could make her feel dirty. He spoke in a calm manner, yet his gravelly voice held malice deep within it. �That�s not a child. That�s a demon, a monster, an abomination.�

Gods, what did the man think he was, an angel? He was delusional.

She and Shippo needed to get out of dodge fast. They would have to come back for Kaede with help. Kagome brought the hand still holding the arrow up and a crossed the mans face as fast and as hard as she could. He was too slow in realizing she had the weapon; it had been in her hand concealed from view by the fallen doormat. She needed only wait for the right moment to use it, which was now.

She could feel the arrow tear into the man face, her hand and arm became wet with his blood even as he screamed in pain.

The grip on her hair tightened a second before her face was slammed down into the wooden floor, hard, very hard. She saw flashes of color behind her eyelids, could feel the worm flow of blood as it dripped from her broken nose. This was not good, the men�s voices were dimming more with each painful second. She tried, really, she did, but still she lost the fight to stay awake.

Kagome had no idea how much time had passed before she was woken up with cold water being splashed in her face and down her front. It stung her face and made her gasp for breath. Apparently, enough time had passed for them to tie her up, but not enough time to stanch the flow of blood coming from the rugged wound that now crossed their bosses face. Her nose was also still bleeding. They had stripped her of her shirt leaving her in her bra and the bottom portions of her clothing. Her face was hurting her so much that modesty did not even cross her line of thinking though.

They used the rafters of the hut to string her up by her wrists. Her toes barley touched the ground; she was already starting to lose the feeling in her hands, though she could certainly feel the pulling strain on the sockets in her arms.

She could see Shippo now. Her pore little fox had been beaten up badly. Bruises marred his face along with crusted blood from his nose and split lip. A lump was forming on the side of his head, dangerously close to his temple, new blood spilt from a jagged cut on the lump. His eyes were closed in unconsciousness.

�You stupid demon loving whore, look what you have done to my face; you�ve marred me for life with your little stunt! I am so going to enjoy returning the favor to you! I�ll show you what we do to demon whores!�

He grabbed a ruff looking leather whip from one of the other men, practically ripping it out of the man�s hand in his hast to deal her his punishment.

The crack of the whip was so painful, she screamed bloody murder. She could actually feel her skin splitting every time the whip would come down on her back. A few times the whip would also wrap around her torso leaving slashes on the unprotected sides of her ribcage.

Tears rained down her cheeks in a constant flow. She couldn�t breathe past the pain of it, her airways closed off. At the moment, she would gladly welcome the sweet release of unconsciousness. Before she could pass out though, he stopped. She cried harder, her breath coming back in rapid painful gasps.

�Now to show you real pain demon lover!� he said the words as if they were the biggest insult in the world. Scorn dripped from his tongue.

He held his hand out to the man holding her little Shippo. The next moments were the worst in Kagome�s life. The man handed his boss a dagger. The blade glinted duly in the dimming light. Time seemed to slowdown to a snails pace for Kagome, everything seemed serial to her, like some nightmare come to life.

The man slit Shippo�s throat, the cut was deep, too deep. He had virtually beheaded the fox demon. Shippo did not even open his eyes, and he never would again.

She wasn�t aware she was screaming, until Inuyasha came stumbling into the room. The rest of their group arrived shortly after Inuyasha executed the men in the most painful way he could think of at the time. They would be able to remove the severed organs of the three men from the hut along with their dismembered bodies, but the blood stains in the wooden floor and walls would never come out.

She was still wailing mournfully at the top of her lungs, as her friends got her down. She could not seem to stop. In fact she didn�t stop until she passed out again, something she could not remember doing.
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