Chapter 13: Mess
Sesshomaru stared at the monk for a moment, unsure of what to think of the man’s words. “Why not?”
“I know my wife…” he paused as if to think carefully of his next words. “She wouldn’t return until you leave. She will help you in saving Kagome but she’s likely to try to kill you as we help.”
Sesshomaru caught the scent of the demon slayer in that moment on the wind. He turned to look at her; the face she showed was a mix of pain, rage and guilt. There was nothing for him to say when he felt all of those feelings and more. He was the reason that his family was gone and there was no easy fix to get them back.
He had no intention of giving up though. He had those that he wanted to protect after all.
“You’re right about that, Miroku…I’ll kill you myself, Sesshomaru.” The demon slayer said as she walked up the path. She was dressed in her demon slayer armor. Everything about her at that moment reminded Sesshomaru of why he needed her. This was the warrior that had helped to kill their enemy, Naraku. This was the warrior that fought at Kagome’s side.
This was the warrior that wanted to kill him.
“I will allow you to punish me however you see fit,” he answered. He stood then and walked to stand before her. Their eyes clashed like swords as they stared each other down.
“So I can even kill you?” she asked as she drew her sword.
The tip of the sword touched his throat, sharp as iron could be. “No, that is for Kagome to decide.”
The tip broke when the demon slayer pressed it against his skin. Her eyes glared utter hatred for him before she turned away. His eyes followed her, noticing how the monk had come to them. His eyes were wide with concern for his mate.
The man tried to take her arm in hand but she slapped him before he could touch her. “Don’t touch me.”
“Sango…”
“We’re the reason that she’s suffering right now. We should have saved her from him!” her hand pointed him with anger in the movement. “Now we need him to save her from Hell…we’ll die trying if we have to.”
“Of course, Sango.” But Sesshomaru saw the doubt in the monk’s eyes as well as his lack of resolve.
“You shouldn’t lie to her…or me,” Sesshomaru informed icily.
The two humans turned to look at him then. Confusion in the demon slayer’s eyes and dread in her mate’s. It only took a moment for the demon slayer to understand what his words meant. Her eyes turned hard before she looked at the monk again. “Stay home.”
“What?”
“You no longer have your wind tunnel and Inuyasha is gone…stay for the village and our children.” She turned away from him as if the sight of her mate pained her.
It made Sesshomaru feel sick as he remembered the times that Kagome had done the same.
The monk grabbed her arms then to shake her. “What nonsense is this? I’m not letting you fight alone.”
“You would let her rot in Hell, I can see it in your eyes, Miroku! I can’t fight with you when you lack the resolve to save her.”
It only seems to make Miroku angry to hear those words. “We survive when we fight together. I’m not going to let you die alone in his battles!”
The world stopped at that moment. Only Sesshomaru was immune to it. He watched the pair, knowing what would be said next. The loyalty of the demon slayer outweighed that of her mate. There was no way that he would allow the monk to follow them.
He didn’t need weak warriors if he wanted his family back.
“What about Kagome?” The demon slayer asked the monk.
The man was confused by that question and asked. “What about her?”
“We survived because of her. We survived because of Inuyasha. We survived because of Shippo too. Inuyasha is gone, Shippo left and Kagome is in Hell. I can’t let us be the only ones that are happy.”
“We’ll help them, Sango. We’ll do it together and we’ll all be together again.” He looked as if he didn’t believe the words himself.
If his brother ever tried to get close to Kagome then he would kill him. Sesshomaru would never allow the unstable threat that was his brother near her again.
“That’s a lie and you know it,” she said coldly. “We can’t be whole again. Not the group…or us.”
“Sango, please don’t.”
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“An animal that you can’t handle? So what is it a dog or a tiger?” Enma asked as he stared down at her, willing her to answer. But all she gave him was a look that called him stupid.
“A dog or a tiger? That’s so stupid,” Kagome hissed at him.
“No, it’s not,” he told her. His hands went to her throat then. Kagome did nothing as he started to squeeze; if it was too hard then he would kill her instantly.
“A tiger will toy with you, cut you with it’s claws. You will suffer agony before it uses it’s fangs on your flesh. Even then it wouldn’t give you release from life.”
His hold tightened, gently choking the breath from her. Kagome just stared at him, her blue eyes showing him the pain she still felt. “A dog is different.”
“Dogs…are…shit,” Kagome gasped out. Her power burned him once more. It had stopped before like embers burned out. The feel of burning upon his skin once more told him of the life that was still inside of her.
He wanted that burn to alight once more. To have Kagome inflamed with a desire to live for more than just her children. “They can be, but I have found they are kind creatures as well. They only need to find the right master to be sweet beasts.”
“That’s…not-”
“That’s not your experience? That’s not what you believe? That’s not what you know to be true? Tell me, Kagome! TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO TRULY SAY!” He shouted the last part at the top of his lugs. The power in the air burned inside his lungs like hot smoke and embers.
It had the reaction that he wanted though.
Kagome glared at him as she took his wrists in hand. The touch burned his skin from his flesh. He pulled back then, letting her go. She unleashed her fury at that moment. “DOGS ARE SHIT! I LOVED INUYASHA BUT HE COULDN’T LET KIKYO GO FOR THE LONGEST TIME. I RETURNED TO THIS WORLD, HOPING THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN HER AND THAT WE COULD LIVE TOGETHER. INSTEAD, I’M RAPED BY HIS BROTHER UNTIL I’M PREGNANT AND EVEN THEN IT NEVER STOPPED.”
Her holy power only seemed to grow stronger with each word. The air literally began to burn his insides out, each suck of air was killing him slowly.
Stomping came from out in the hall before Emma appeared in the open doorway. One look at him was all the answer she needed before she went to his side. A barrier suddenly fell upon them and he could breathe again.
“I JUST WANTED IT TO STOP…I’M ALMOST TWENTY AND I’M THE MOTHER OF SEVEN BEAUTIFUL BABIES. I WANT THEM BUT I’M SO POISONED BY THEIR FATHER, BY THEIR GRANDMOTHER…by everything.”
She whispered the last part. Enma stared at her as she curled in on herself. She looked so small and weak like that. Nothing like the monster that had been crippling him with her power. How was she so powerful for a human?
It was beyond his knowledge and understanding. Her power was on a level with the gods if not stronger.
“May I come in now?”
Enma turned to see Katsu then. The old general stood in the doorway, no different then a king sat on his throne. Yet the demon never wanted to shed blood.
All he wanted was to be with his human wife.
Enma felt nothing but disgust for Katsu. Still, Enma growled, “yes. Come and fix the mess your son made.”
The two stared at one another for a moment, everything silent except for Kagome’s sobs. Those golden eyes were so calm and accepting of Enma’s disgust for him.
It was Emma that broke their stare. All it took was her putting her hand over Enma’s eyes. Her voice was soft as she pleaded. “Please help her if you can.”