CHAPTER 17
Disclaimer: Inuyasha and its characters are the property of Rumiko Takahashi
(Warning: R for sexual situations, violence and strong language.)
She was his again after all these years.
Onigumo tried to force his tongue into her mouth but she clenched her teeth. He let go of Kagome's hair, pulled back then struck her across the face. He gripped her arms and tried to kiss her again but she bit his lip. He leaned back and licked the blood off while he smiled.
He forced her back on the bed, straddling her. She kept struggling and screaming. He slapped her so hard she could taste her own blood.
"Scream all you want. There's no one here but me."
She tried to hit him with her bound hands. He started choking her. Her vision was blurring when he stopped and got off the bed.
"Look what you made me do, Kikyo. Now you've got bruises marring that beautiful skin of yours. This wouldn't do for the wedding you know."
"You fucking bastard,'' she gasped out.
"Such language. You've been hanging around that Inuyasha too long. And here I thought Sesshomaru would be a much better influence on you.''
"Sesshomaru,'' she whispered as her tears fell.
"He probably thinks you ran off with Inuyasha. And Inuyasha hates you so much, he couldn't care less if you disappeared. They're quite a pair of fools."
Onigumo gripped her chin firmly.
"I'm the only one who truly loves you, Kikyo. And the sooner you realize that, the better it will be for you.''
She spat in his face. He released her chin, wiped off the spit and walked out of the room. Kagome waited until he was gone and gnawed at the ropes tying her hands.
Hours passed and she hadn't even loosened the rope. If she couldn't untie herself then she would get him to do it for her. There was one way to do that. She waited for him to return.
The room was already dark when he showed up again. Kagome took a deep breath and released it slowly. She needed to do this, no one else was going to save her.
"What took you so long? Don't you know better than to keep a girl waiting?,'' she said sweetly.
He stopped in the middle of the room. She couldn't see his face.
"It's too dark in here. Why don't you turn on the light? Or are you tired of looking at me already?''
He flipped on the light switch but still didn't say anything. His face was unreadable.
"I've been thinking. You're right, you know. Those Taiko brothers are fools. I don't know what I ever saw in them. They're not real men,'' she said and put on what she hoped was a come-hither-look.
He slowly approached her and sat on the bed.
"Much better. Now where were we? I'm not really into the S and M thing, Naraku. Why don't we try it my way? I haven't had any complaints so far.''
He cupped one side of her face. The idiot was taking too long to respond to her, she thought. Kagome gave him a dazzling smile, turned her head and kissed his palm. She heard his sudden intake of breath. He let his hands roam all over her body.
Kagome fought the urge to shiver in disgust. She placed her bound hands on his chest.
"No fair. How come I can't touch you? Why don't you untie me and I'll show you what I can do.''
Onigumo left and quickly returned with a knife. Kagome held out her bound hands to him. He cut the rope off and also freed her legs. She slowly untied his kimono and slipped it off his body. Then she ran her hands down his chest to his groin. He groaned. She cupped him, smiled and squeezed for all she was worth.
He fell on the floor, gasping in pain. Kagome jumped off the bed and looked around for anything to hit him with. Her eyes fell on a vase. She grabbed it and brought it crashing down on his head. He collapsed. She didn't bother to check if he was dead or not but ran out of the room.
Onigumo's mansion lay hidden in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. There was only one road in and out of the place and there were no neighbors. It served as an ideal lair.
Inside one of the bedrooms, a figure lying on the floor moaned and stirred. Onigumo's head and groin ached. He gingerly got on his feet and looked around. She was gone. His eyes narrowed.
After all he did for Kikyo, she scorned him again. She was all he ever wanted but she was fickle and unworthy of his love. She deserved to die slowly and painfully. He would make sure of it and made his way to another room where he kept weapons.
Kagome desperately looked for a way out. There were bars in all the windows and the front and back doors were locked. She tried kicking the doors open. All to no avail. She saw a sidetable and wondered if she could use it to smash the front door open. She reached for it then froze when she heard Onigumo's voice.
"You disappoint me. After all we've been through, you still don't appreciate me."
She quickly turned around. He'd discarded the kimono for a black long- sleeved shirt and black pants. Onigumo carried a sword and gave her a cold smile.
"This time you're going to stay dead."
She backed away, keeping her eye on the sword. He ran toward her and nicked her arm. He came at her again. She ducked but he seemed to know her next move. He made small cuts on her shoulders, chest and legs.
"I'm going to bleed you dry before I'm through."
She threw whatever she could grab at him - vases, ashtrays, lamps. Someone started kicking the front door.
"Kagome! Are you there?"
"Open the door Onigumo!"
Kagome sobbed in relief.
"Sesshomaru! Inuyasha!,'' she screamed.
"So the fools have arrived,'' Onigumo said and slashed Kagome's side.
She screamed.
"Get out of the way," Sesshomaru told Inuyasha. He got back in his car and drove through the front door. He slammed on the brakes, got out and ran to Kagome. Inuyasha followed him, carrying Tetsusaiga.
Sesshomaru took off his shirt and used it to staunch the bleeding from the large gash in Kagome's side. Onigumo attacked but was rebuffed by Inuyasha who was wielding Tetsusaiga. The younger man was the better swordsman and within minutes Onigumo dropped his sword.
As Inuyasha swung Tetsusaiga to deal the death blow, Onigumo pulled a gun from his waistband and fired three shots. Inuyasha collapsed, his sword clattering to the floor.
With inhuman speed, Sesshomaru grabbed Tetsusaiga and sliced off Onigumo's hand that held the gun. Then he ran him through with the sword. Sesshomaru pulled out the sword and wiped it clean on Onigumo's pants.
Kagome ran to the fallen Inuyasha. Sesshomaru knelt beside her.
With great effort, Inuyasha took one of Kagome's hands, squeezed it and gave her hand to Sesshomaru. Then his eyes dimmed and he stopped breathing.
She leaned against Sesshomaru and cried. He held on to her hand as if for dear life.
EPILOGUE
While most Angelenos sought relief from the heat by heading to the beach, Kagome spent the day at Inuyasha's grave.
"It's my turn to give you flowers Inuyasha,'' she said and placed red roses on his grave. She ran her fingers over his name on the marker. A small shadow fell across the grave.
"Mommy, father asked if you were ready to go home,'' a girl with big brown eyes said.
"Just a few more minutes, sweetie."
"OK,'' the girl said and ran off.
Kagome closed her eyes and images of Inuyasha filled her head: the first time he walked her to school, their date at the beach, his fight with his brother at her apartment and Inuyasha giving her hand to Sesshomaru.
"Thank you Inuyasha,'' she whispered.
Her reverie was interrupted by someone clearing their throat. She stood up and turned to smile at her husband.
"Sesshomaru, don't tell me you're jealous of a dead man?"
"Don't be ridiculous woman,'' he said then pulled her to him.
"Well, someone needs attention. You're worse than Rin sometimes. Whatever am I going to do with..."
He silenced her with a kiss. She wound her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. Rin looked at her parents and rolled her eyes. She knew they'd be here awhile longer.
THE END
Disclaimer: Inuyasha and its characters are the property of Rumiko Takahashi
(Warning: R for sexual situations, violence and strong language.)
She was his again after all these years.
Onigumo tried to force his tongue into her mouth but she clenched her teeth. He let go of Kagome's hair, pulled back then struck her across the face. He gripped her arms and tried to kiss her again but she bit his lip. He leaned back and licked the blood off while he smiled.
He forced her back on the bed, straddling her. She kept struggling and screaming. He slapped her so hard she could taste her own blood.
"Scream all you want. There's no one here but me."
She tried to hit him with her bound hands. He started choking her. Her vision was blurring when he stopped and got off the bed.
"Look what you made me do, Kikyo. Now you've got bruises marring that beautiful skin of yours. This wouldn't do for the wedding you know."
"You fucking bastard,'' she gasped out.
"Such language. You've been hanging around that Inuyasha too long. And here I thought Sesshomaru would be a much better influence on you.''
"Sesshomaru,'' she whispered as her tears fell.
"He probably thinks you ran off with Inuyasha. And Inuyasha hates you so much, he couldn't care less if you disappeared. They're quite a pair of fools."
Onigumo gripped her chin firmly.
"I'm the only one who truly loves you, Kikyo. And the sooner you realize that, the better it will be for you.''
She spat in his face. He released her chin, wiped off the spit and walked out of the room. Kagome waited until he was gone and gnawed at the ropes tying her hands.
Hours passed and she hadn't even loosened the rope. If she couldn't untie herself then she would get him to do it for her. There was one way to do that. She waited for him to return.
The room was already dark when he showed up again. Kagome took a deep breath and released it slowly. She needed to do this, no one else was going to save her.
"What took you so long? Don't you know better than to keep a girl waiting?,'' she said sweetly.
He stopped in the middle of the room. She couldn't see his face.
"It's too dark in here. Why don't you turn on the light? Or are you tired of looking at me already?''
He flipped on the light switch but still didn't say anything. His face was unreadable.
"I've been thinking. You're right, you know. Those Taiko brothers are fools. I don't know what I ever saw in them. They're not real men,'' she said and put on what she hoped was a come-hither-look.
He slowly approached her and sat on the bed.
"Much better. Now where were we? I'm not really into the S and M thing, Naraku. Why don't we try it my way? I haven't had any complaints so far.''
He cupped one side of her face. The idiot was taking too long to respond to her, she thought. Kagome gave him a dazzling smile, turned her head and kissed his palm. She heard his sudden intake of breath. He let his hands roam all over her body.
Kagome fought the urge to shiver in disgust. She placed her bound hands on his chest.
"No fair. How come I can't touch you? Why don't you untie me and I'll show you what I can do.''
Onigumo left and quickly returned with a knife. Kagome held out her bound hands to him. He cut the rope off and also freed her legs. She slowly untied his kimono and slipped it off his body. Then she ran her hands down his chest to his groin. He groaned. She cupped him, smiled and squeezed for all she was worth.
He fell on the floor, gasping in pain. Kagome jumped off the bed and looked around for anything to hit him with. Her eyes fell on a vase. She grabbed it and brought it crashing down on his head. He collapsed. She didn't bother to check if he was dead or not but ran out of the room.
Onigumo's mansion lay hidden in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. There was only one road in and out of the place and there were no neighbors. It served as an ideal lair.
Inside one of the bedrooms, a figure lying on the floor moaned and stirred. Onigumo's head and groin ached. He gingerly got on his feet and looked around. She was gone. His eyes narrowed.
After all he did for Kikyo, she scorned him again. She was all he ever wanted but she was fickle and unworthy of his love. She deserved to die slowly and painfully. He would make sure of it and made his way to another room where he kept weapons.
Kagome desperately looked for a way out. There were bars in all the windows and the front and back doors were locked. She tried kicking the doors open. All to no avail. She saw a sidetable and wondered if she could use it to smash the front door open. She reached for it then froze when she heard Onigumo's voice.
"You disappoint me. After all we've been through, you still don't appreciate me."
She quickly turned around. He'd discarded the kimono for a black long- sleeved shirt and black pants. Onigumo carried a sword and gave her a cold smile.
"This time you're going to stay dead."
She backed away, keeping her eye on the sword. He ran toward her and nicked her arm. He came at her again. She ducked but he seemed to know her next move. He made small cuts on her shoulders, chest and legs.
"I'm going to bleed you dry before I'm through."
She threw whatever she could grab at him - vases, ashtrays, lamps. Someone started kicking the front door.
"Kagome! Are you there?"
"Open the door Onigumo!"
Kagome sobbed in relief.
"Sesshomaru! Inuyasha!,'' she screamed.
"So the fools have arrived,'' Onigumo said and slashed Kagome's side.
She screamed.
"Get out of the way," Sesshomaru told Inuyasha. He got back in his car and drove through the front door. He slammed on the brakes, got out and ran to Kagome. Inuyasha followed him, carrying Tetsusaiga.
Sesshomaru took off his shirt and used it to staunch the bleeding from the large gash in Kagome's side. Onigumo attacked but was rebuffed by Inuyasha who was wielding Tetsusaiga. The younger man was the better swordsman and within minutes Onigumo dropped his sword.
As Inuyasha swung Tetsusaiga to deal the death blow, Onigumo pulled a gun from his waistband and fired three shots. Inuyasha collapsed, his sword clattering to the floor.
With inhuman speed, Sesshomaru grabbed Tetsusaiga and sliced off Onigumo's hand that held the gun. Then he ran him through with the sword. Sesshomaru pulled out the sword and wiped it clean on Onigumo's pants.
Kagome ran to the fallen Inuyasha. Sesshomaru knelt beside her.
With great effort, Inuyasha took one of Kagome's hands, squeezed it and gave her hand to Sesshomaru. Then his eyes dimmed and he stopped breathing.
She leaned against Sesshomaru and cried. He held on to her hand as if for dear life.
EPILOGUE
While most Angelenos sought relief from the heat by heading to the beach, Kagome spent the day at Inuyasha's grave.
"It's my turn to give you flowers Inuyasha,'' she said and placed red roses on his grave. She ran her fingers over his name on the marker. A small shadow fell across the grave.
"Mommy, father asked if you were ready to go home,'' a girl with big brown eyes said.
"Just a few more minutes, sweetie."
"OK,'' the girl said and ran off.
Kagome closed her eyes and images of Inuyasha filled her head: the first time he walked her to school, their date at the beach, his fight with his brother at her apartment and Inuyasha giving her hand to Sesshomaru.
"Thank you Inuyasha,'' she whispered.
Her reverie was interrupted by someone clearing their throat. She stood up and turned to smile at her husband.
"Sesshomaru, don't tell me you're jealous of a dead man?"
"Don't be ridiculous woman,'' he said then pulled her to him.
"Well, someone needs attention. You're worse than Rin sometimes. Whatever am I going to do with..."
He silenced her with a kiss. She wound her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. Rin looked at her parents and rolled her eyes. She knew they'd be here awhile longer.
THE END