Author's note:
Well here we go. My first ever written Sesshy and Kagura fanfic. Please read and review. I hope you like it and if you don't well than please tell me. Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Escaping from Naraku's Castle
Kagura's POV
I've got to get out of here. But if I try to betray Naraku, he'll kill me. I suppose death is better anyway. I sat on a tree branch outside of Naraku's castle. I had been thinking of betraying him for a very long time. I can't though. He holds my heart and with one really hard squeeze, he could kill me in a second. I only know of one power that can defeat him and that power lies within the Tetsigua and the Tensigua. Inuyasha the Hanyou and Sesshomaru the Youkai Lord wield these two swords. In order for the power to work the two brothers must work together. However, the two brothers have been enemies for the longest time and would never think of helping each other. I guess I am left with one choice….
" Kagura" said a cold voice. It was Naraku, exiting from the castle. " I have a job for you."
" Hmph" I answered. It was always the same story. I would go out and do some stupid job for Naraku, almost get myself killed, and the only thing he would do is yell at me for failing and torture me by squeezing my heart. It was never enough to kill me though.
Naraku continued, " You are to go out and find Sesshomaru and lure him here by using that little human girl that travels with him. As, you know I am weak and need to feed on his strength in order to regain mine."
That's it! He can't sense what I'm doing because he is to weak to and Kanna is helping Kohaku do something. All I need to do is see if Sesshomaru will help me. " Fine, but what if he tries to fight me? Then what the hell am I supposed to do? He'll kick my ass." I answered back. Then he pulled out a jewel shard.
" Use this if he tries to fight you." He said handing me the jewel shard and went back inside the castle. I stood there staring at the shard. I knew what I had to do. Now to get Sesshomaru to help me. I hope he does. I don't know how much more of Naraku's torture I could take. If I don't do something, I'll never be as free as I want to be. I took out my giant feather and rode to find Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru's POV
Naraku's around here. I smell him. I looked around for any sign of Naraku. " Rin, stay close." I said to the little girl following me. She moved closer to me.
" Lord Sesshomaru, where are we going?" Jaken asked. I ignored the question and continued walking towards Naraku. We walked to a clearing with a lake. I was very disappointed to see the Wind Witch washing her face by the lake.
She looked up at me, smiled and said, " Well, well, well. If it isn't the great Youkai Lord, Sesshomaru. You saved me the trouble of looking for you." I stared at her with narrow eyes.
" What do you mean?" I said to her. Jaken stood in front of Rin, ready to protect her if necessary.
" Hmm, I want to go and find you for the human, but now I want something else. You see, I didn't want to take the child, Naraku wants her to get to you. I want you to help me kill Naraku." She said calmly.
Jaken then replied, " Why do you want to kill Naraku? You work for him. You gave your life to him. Why should we believe you?" I pushed Jaken back, giving him the eye to be quiet.
Kagura laughed and answered " Since your little frog friend is so curious, I'll tell you why I want Naraku dead. Well, It's true. I do work for Naraku, but I don't have a choice. If I betray him, he'll kill me. So like I have a choice. I have one favor to ask of you. To help me kill Naraku. Here have this too." She handed me a jewel shard.
I stared at it. Then I answered, " Keep the shard. I want nothing to do with the Shikon jewel. However, you maybe useful to me."
" What the hell are you talking about? How else can I help you?"
" You are coming to the castle with us."
" What?"
" It's that or nothing."
" Fine"
Jaken said, " Lord Sesshomaru, how can you trust her? You do not know if this is a trap."
" If this is a trap then she better say something or else she won't have to worry about Naraku killing her, I will do it for him. Even if she has the jewel shard she still is very weak."
Kagura replied, " This is no trap. I really need your help." I looked at her.
" Come. We must continue towards the castle.
Kagura's POV
I nodded my head and followed Sesshomaru, the little girl, and the frog thing. It was so quiet and awkward being with them. Sesshomaru wouldn't look or talk to me at all, the frog kept giving me evil glares, and the little girl was skipping through a bunch of daisies and humming. No one paid any attention to me except the frog but that was a different story.
" Here you go." The little girl said handing me a bracelet made of flowers.
I stared at her for a while. I was shocked that she was giving me something. No one has ever given me anything before. I smiled, took the bracelet from her, and said " Thank you. What's your name anyway?"
" Rin is my name. I know you already. Your Lady Kagura." She answered.
I smiled again. She had used my name respectfully. Something nobody has ever done either. Something tells me that this child was going to have a huge impact on my life. I then said," It's very nice to meet you, Rin"
" Rin is very happy to meet you, too." She said. Then she skipped off to Sesshomaru and grabbed his arm.
She so lucky. She has someone who will love and take care of her. Someone that will be there for her no matter what. That's what a father should be like. Unlike my useless father, always trying to get me killed. I hate him so much. Him and Kanna. She so loyal to him, does whatever he wants her to, and always succeeds. He always treated her better than me. She always got everything and Naraku always loved her. I wish I was as lucky as Rin. To be able to run around a garden all day long, as free as the wind, and never have to worry about anyone killing you. It's to late for all that. It's all too late. I was almost ready to cry when I heard " Kagura," Sesshomaru had asked, " Are you alright?"
" Huh? Oh yeah, umm, I'm fine. Heh." I answered. He looked at me strangely. I hope he didn't see me almost crying. Then he'll really know how weak I am.
Jaken spoke up to Sesshomaru and whispered to him. I could hear everything he said. He said " Lord Sesshomaru, I don't think we should have her around Rin. I think the witch is mentally challenged." I had a whole bunch of rage enter my body and hit him over the head as hard as I could. His body fell through to ground.
" I think she heard you." Sesshomaru said with a smirk. It was the first time I seen him give a little bit of emotion. I guess this could be fun after all.
Sesshomaru's POV
I looked at Kagura as she watched Rin skip in the flower patch. What had she been thinking about? Why was she about to cry? Maybe I should take care of her as well. She's lived with Naraku all her life and hated it. He must have done something to hurt her a lot. I looked straight ahead of me as we approached the castle. The two guards by the castle bowed as Jaken, Rin, and I entered. They, however, gave nasty looks at Kagura. She kept her face down. I hope she's all right.
Kagura's POV
I entered the castle and adjusted my eyes to the brightness of the castle. It was warm and cheerful. I had never been in this kind of environment before. It was nothing like Naraku's castle. It was very large and knowing me I was going to get lost without an escort.
" Rin, go take a bath." Sesshomaru said coldly.
" Rin wants Lady Kagura to come with me." Rin said happily.
I answered " Alright"
Sesshomaru turned around and said " Kagura, I will send Jaken for you in ten minutes." I looked at him strangely. He wants to see me? But why?
" Come on, Lady Kagura." Rin said dragging me by the arm.
Rin sat in the tub as I scrubbed her hair. She was filthy. It looked like no one had bathed her in weeks. " Lady Kagura, can I ask you a question?"
" Sure" I answered back.
Rin continued, " What do you think of Sesshomaru-sama?" My stomach flipped at the question. Relax Kagura. It's a simple question. Just say you hate him and stop getting so flustered.
" Well. I-I don't know. He's so stubborn and I think he hates me." I answered. I grabbed the towel lying next to me and gave it to Rin so she could dry off then I took another towel and began drying her hair. Then the door creaked open behind me and I saw Jaken standing there.
" Sesshomaru-sama will see you now." He said. I got up from the floor and walked towards him.
Before I left, Rin said, " Don't be scared, Lady Kagura. Sesshomaru-sama would never hurt you and I'm sure of it." I smiled to myself. Somehow I already knew Sesshomaru wouldn't hurt me and that I should trust him. But if I know all that, then why am I getting so nervous to see him.
Jaken lead me to the darkest part of the castle. I guessed Sesshomaru didn't like to be bothered with anyone while in his office. Jaken pushed opened a door and then I saw Sesshomaru standing near a shelf with a lot of books on it.
" Sesshomaru-sama, I brought the wi- I mean Kagura." Jaken said with a gulp. Sesshomaru nodded.
" Leave, Jaken" Jaken did as he was told and left me and Sesshomaru standing there."
Sesshomaru's POV
When Jaken left the room I stood staring at Kagura
She said, " I know you didn't call me here just to stare at me all day."
" Well than you are smarter than I thought." I answered back.
" So what do you want?" She asked.
" This is not the first time you have asked me to kill Naraku for you Kagura. Why can't you do it yourself?"
" I can't. He will kill me. What part of that didn't you understand!"
" You are capable of doing it yourself."
" No I'm not! Stop it! Please just do it for me!
" And what will you do for me in return?"
" Anything just kill him! I WANT HIM DEAD!" Kagura said with an emotional outburst. She began crying. I didn't know what to do or what to tell her. Rin had cried before but she was a child. Kagura was a full-grown woman and a youkai. I did what I thought was best….
Kagura's POV
Why am I crying? I knew Sesshomaru wasn't going to help me so why bother? Am I desperate or am I weak? Or am I both? That when I felt the warmth of somebody's embrace. I looked up and saw Sesshomaru looking at me. He wrapped his arm around me and held me. I let him.
I laid my head on his chest and heard his heart beat. It sounded comforting. We stood there for a while. Then Sesshomaru let me go and picked me up slowly. He had a hard time considering the fact that he only had one arm.
He was carrying me somewhere through the castle. I had no idea where but I just let him carry me.
Sesshomaru's POV
I don't know why I was treating her kindly. She didn't deserve it. I should've left her right where I found but instead I am carrying her to one of the bedrooms. She could stay here for a while I guess. I still think she should kill Naraku on her own. She's strong enough to. She just lacks belief in her own power.
" Sesshomaru, where are you taking me?" Kagura finally asked.
" To one of the rooms." I answered.
I go to the bedroom and laid her down on one of the beds. She looked at me and smiled before closing her eyes and drifting off into sleep.
" Goodnight, Kagura" I said before leaving the room and closing her door.
Jaken and Rin's POV
Jaken was tucking Rin into bed while Sesshomaru was with Kagura.
" Jaken-sama, does Sesshomaru-sama like Lady Kagura?"
" No you silly girl. Now go to sleep."
" O.K" Rin said just before falling asleep.
Preview of the next chapter
Kagura tells Sesshomaru the secret to killing Naraku. But then, Naraku calls Kagura back to the castle. Will he find out that Kagura is trying to betray him? Find out in the next chapter of Destiny meets Death
Chapter 2: Naraku's calling and Sesshomaru's Decision
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