Twist of Reality

A/N Alright ya’ll…this story is just about wrapped up. I
only have a few more chapters to cruise through, we
shall see how it goes, yeah? Thank you all so much for reviewing…your kind
words give me bubbly feelings. ^_^

Here we go….!

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“Inuyasha…Sesshomaru is my mate.”

The words hung in the air creating a tension that was almost
palatable. Kagome stared at the ground near her feet, afraid to see the hurt
and betrayal pasted on the hanyou’s face. Her
shoulders rose with tension as she heard him finally start to breathe again in
short panting gasps. Still unable to look up, she tried her best not to feel
guilty, it was the truth and she had followed what her heart was telling her,
there was nothing wrong with that.

“But…Kagome. We… you…I…” It seemed like he couldn’t figure
out what he wanted to say first, unsure of the situation and this development
that he had never seen coming. “When this was over…we were supposed to be
together, Kagome. Why? Why him?”

He didn’t wait for an answer however, as he strode forward
purposefully and grabbed her kissing her fiercely. Kagome stiffened, unsure of
what to do, this kiss was nothing like Sesshomaru’s, it was hard and angry, not
gentle and caring like that of her mate’s. The time to react was taken out of
her hands when her mate let out a vicious growl and tore the hanyou from her,
his body slamming into a tree with enough force to fell the ancient oak.

Her mate’s arms encircled her tightly and clutched her body
to his tense form, looking up into the face of
Sesshomaru she realized that he was not himself at this point. His eyes were a
dark bloodshot red and the marks upon his face were ragged, no longer the
smooth delicate markings of his heritage as they had once been. Vicious growls
were consistently loosed from his chest, growls that sent shudders up and down
the miko’s spine.

“Mine! She is MINE! How DARE you touch her you filthy
half-breed? Your life is forfeit for you transgression.” As he moved to pull
away from her Kagome reacted, she pulled her arms from her sides and wound them
tightly around his toned waist, leaning into his embrace with all the strength
she could muster.

She looked up into his face as his startled gaze met her
own, “Please, Sesshomaru. Don’t kill him. I know what he has just done is wrong
and unforgivable, but we cannot defeat Naraku without him and even though he’s
an ass he’s still my friend.”

She waited, holding her breath, trying to see what he would
do. His body was shaking with rage and she could tell that he was trying to get
through to his inner self to calm it. Clutching him still tighter, “Please,
Sesshomaru, please.” Over the next few moments, his body slowly calmed, the
tension draining from his form as he gazed at the crouching hanyou before him.

“Half-blood, you will not touch my mate in such a manner
again. I will not be able to stop myself from tearing you to shreds. Do I make
myself clear?” The words were bit out with venom dripping from each syllable.

Seeing that Inuyasha was going to protest, she intervened,
“Inuyasha, don’t. There’s nothing here that is wrong. You chose class=SpellE>Kikyou long ago, regardless of the fact that she is dead.
When you look at me, all you see is her which is not fair to me because I am
someone completely different. Sesshomaru and I are mated, by choice, and that
is not going to change.”

Inuyasha slouched forward at the end of her speech, defeat
spreading through his body, “You love him don’t you, Kagome?”

“I don’t know what this feeling is, but I care for him
deeply, yes.” She gazed up at her mate and gave him one last squeeze before
releasing him with a reassuring smile. Walking over to the slouched form of her
friend she dropped to her knees before him so that she could meet his eyes. He
was avidly avoiding looking at her, suddenly finding the outlying forest
extremely interesting.

Smiling to herself, she looked at him before throwing her
arms around him, catching him off guard, “you will always be like family to me,
Inuyasha. How could I ever kick you out of my life? I love you, but as a
brother, nothing more, nothing less.” Feeling the hanyou sigh before winding
his arms around her, she smiled and gave him one last squeeze. “Besides, this
might be a good time for you and Sesshomaru to stop fighting and make amends.”
Hearing growls emitted from both parties in question she giggled, determined to
make things right between them.

She pulled away from her friend and was on her way to walk
back to her mate when it happened so suddenly. She heard vicious growls tear
from the throats of the two men present in the clearing followed by a sharp
pain in the back of her neck.  She felt
some sort of evil aura permeate her body, taking over causing her to fall to
her knees and give out a cry of pain. The world started to spin around her as
warm arms encircled her, a voice snarling something, an angry reply
and…cackling. The world went dark around her and she fell limp into the arms
holding her tightly.

Inuyasha glared at the puppet of Naraku floating above them
with Kagura’s form floating silently at his back. “What have you done to Kagome
you bastard!”

Sesshomaru had no time to concentrate on what they were
talking about as he could feel the pain Kagome was enduring, even in
unconsciousness, through their mating bond. He gritted his teeth, thinking quickly
about anyway to fix this, he could feel something
embedded in her neck, as he gently pushed her hair to the side he hissed in
displeasure. There, right over the ridge of her spine was a Shikon
Jewel shard glowing with a dark aura. He moved his claws to remove it but
stopped when he felt her body arch in pain, turning his head he glared at the
hanyou in the ape costume.

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you, Lord Sesshomaru.” Naraku
grinned, “If you try to remove the shard, I will only cause her more pain. Eventually,
if you remain persistent, I will be forced to kill her.”

“What do you want, hanyou?” Sesshomaru was barely containing
his rage. No one hurt his mate! No one.

“Come to my castle to find out, Lord Sesshomaru. You’re
invited as well Inuyasha, make sure the monk, kitsune,
and demon slayer are also present. I’m sure they wouldn’t want to miss this for
the world.” His voice faded at the puppet disappeared slowly into thin air, the
wind sorceress long gone.

“Damnit! Sesshomaru, get Kagome
inside. I’m going to go look for the others, we have
to get to Naraku’s castle as quickly as possible!”

“I don’t take order from you, Inuyasha. Go, find your pack,
I will take care of her until you return.” Picking up Kagome’s limp form, he
gracefully reentered his home, his beast howling in
agony the entire time for there was no way for him to help his mate.

He felt his brother’s presence recede as he left in search
of the others that had once travelled with his young mate. He sighed to class=GramE>himself, hopefully they would be ready for whatever Naraku
had to throw at them this time. He clutched the body he was carrying closer,
praying to whatever deity that would listen that this turned out alright, he
had just found his future, he wasn’t nearly ready to lose it.

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I’m so sorry this is so freaking short. I promise the next
chapters will be longer. I’m going to condense the last chapters into one
because they flow a little bit better, this is just one of the awkward
transition chapters, I’m sure you guys understand! Please review!!!!