A Goddess from the Past

*doesn't own Inuyasha*


Chapter 2

Sesshomaru shut out the other voices, and tried to figure out what exactly it was that he saw...

=Flashback=

'Argh! This confound demons just keep coming don't they?!?' Kagome said furiously as she sent a wave of purifying energy at a group of demons. 'If only I had Sango or Miroku here, then this would be a hell of a lot easier' she mumbled as she imagined Miroku using Kazaana and sucking up all the opponents.

=End of Flashback=

'Sango or Miroku... Why do those names sound so familiar?'. The Taiyoukai searched his mind and found it thinking about the battle with Naraku. Sesshomaru's mind showed him the scene he had witnessed in the battle with Naraku.

=Flashback=
Sesshomaru stood in the shadows, watching as Naraku's tentacle pierced through his half-brother's heart and then into the clay miko. He watched indifferently, as Inuyasha fell to the ground, looking hopeless as always. He saw the human girl run to him, and have him die in her arms. Sesshomaru looked at the battlefield.

'Well, everything is going as planned' he thought. Inuyasha and his group had killed most of Naraku's army, then just as Sesshomaru hoped, Naraku had killed Inuyasha. The path was almost clear for him to have his one-on-one fight with Naraku... but Sesshomaru was now watching with interest at the girl. She had stood up and was now glaring at Naraku, hands clenched into fists. It looked to Sesshomaru, like the girl was going to take matters into her own hands.

Sesshomaru sat down by a tree and waited for the sound of Naraku's tentacle pierce into her, but it never came. Sesshomaru opened his eyes when he felt Tenseiga pulse. As looked back at the battlefield, everyone was frozen in their spots, and the miko was now in front of Naraku. The sacred jewel shot out of the worthless half-demon and into her hand. Time resumed and...
=End of Flashback=

Sesshomaru's eyes widened as he realized who the demoness was. 'Inuyasha's wench?!?'. He walked up to the edge of the roof and looked towards the well. There, he saw the black-haired dog demoness, lying in the grass.

Ryo looked at Sesshomaru. 'So do you have any objections to our plan?' Ryo asked. 'No, do as you please.' With that, he headed back to his castle, leaving the three demons to wonder if he even knew what the plan was.

Akio looked towards his brother 'So, shall we head off? It won't matter if he heard the plan or not, as long as one of us claims her. And IF she does manage to defeat us, and he doesn't come, well, that just leaves the demoness for Takumi'. 'Okay then. Well, we're heading off then, Takumi! Don't get your hopes up, 'cause one of us is going to get her for sure!' Ryo exclaimed as he ran off with his brother.

Takumi watched as the two tiger demons sped off to claim a mate. 'Well, well, well... So she has come back again has she?... This time, back as a demoness. I wonder if Sesshomaru has figured it out yet... Even if he has, it won't make a difference.' Takumi paced around his castle rooftop and smirked. 'Kagome... this time I will make you pay for what you did to me... I will make you pay with your life!'.

~Back at the Bone-Eater's Well~

Kagome opened her eyes as she sensed the two demons approaching her, and got ready. When she stood up, Kagome found two swords at her sides. She drew them both out with ease, and quickly examined them before the demons got to her. One glowed with white light, while the other emanated black light. The two swords felt like they were attached to her, and she wielded them with ease.

She heard two rings as swords were drawn from either side of her. Instantly, she raised her swords to deflect the attack.

From her left, she could hear a baritone voice filled with lust, 'Fast reaction.... just what I expected from such a beautiful and strong demoness like you...'. Kagome strained under the pressure of the two swords but managed to push them back, in the process, slicing through their armor. Unfortunately for Ryo, Kagome had cut through the upper part of his clothing as well, leaving him topless, and exposing his muscular glory to the world.

Taking advantage of the time, Kagome stood up and looked to see who her opponents looked were but immediately looked away as soon as she saw Ryo, blushed deep red at the same time.

'Ah... I'm sorry! I didn't mean to look...' Kagome stuttered. 'Sheesh' she thought to herself, 'So much for trying to act mature.' The image of him flashed in her mind again as she soon found herself thinking about how gorgeous he was. 'Kagome! What the hell are you doing? They're here to HURT you and do un-imaginable things to you, NOT come and flaunt their abs at you. Stay focused girl!!' Kagome mentally slapped herself, and focused to regain concentration.

'Please excuse my brother, he's desperately looking for a mate, and so far, has been out of luck. My name is Akio, the demon over on your left is my twin brother, Ryo. We are the lords of the Northern and Southern lands.' Kagome carefully looked to her right, finding the demon with the arrogant voice. He looked exactly like the demon she had seen on her left, except that he, still had his top on. Kagome mentally slapped herself again as she stood there, staring at him, but not moving at all. Akio’s eyes were filled with anger as he watched her just stand there.

'Upon hearing that we were Lords, I expected you would've bowed down by now, but it looks like you don't have many manners now do you, bitch? We'll have to work on that once you become my mate!' He charged towards her, and on Kagome's left, his brother did the same thing.

The two were soon by her side again, and were attacking her with great fury. Kagome blocked their swings, and managed to get in a few attacks herself, but knew that she would get tired soon if she didn't change her strategy. The clashes of swords continued until Kagome was finally able knock the swords out of their hands by sending a surge of purifying energy.

They jumped back to where their swords stood in the ground. From her left, she heard Ryo say with glee, 'A demon with miko powers? What a find! This sure has been one lucky day...'. Pulling their swords out of the ground, the demons charged at Kagome from both sides.

Just as the brothers were about to slice her in half, Kagome jumped out of the way, and watched the brothers collide into each other. Ryo laid on the ground, moaning at the chest wound he had received from his brother. Akio on the other hand, had manged to dodge his brother's sword, and quickly get back up. Kagome walked over to Ryo, pointed her sword at his neck and looked towards Akio.

'First of all, you bastard, I bow down to no one. Especially not an arrogant jerk with an oversized ego like you!'. Kagome made her first cut into Ryo's shoulder, and tried to block his cries of pain out of her mind. She had to stay strong. Kagome summoned her barrier, blocking Ryo's desperate sword-swinging.

'Second, I may be a female dog demon, but that doesn't give anyone the right to call me a bitch, much less you'. She deepened her cut, resulting to more painful cries from below.

'And third, what makes you think that I would give in to either one of you disgusting beasts? You're nothing but sex-driven fiends who are WAY too arrogant for their own good. Stay away from me, and I shall spare you.' With that said, she sliced through Ryo's shoulder, and walked off.

Akio, seeing his brother in such pain and hearing her speak to him with such disrespect, his body began to morph, and change him into his true demon form. He let out deafening roar as he pounced at Kagome, claws and fangs bared, ready to pierce through her body. His previous desire for her to be his mate had completely disappeared, and was now replaced with the desire to kill her, and watch her suffer.

Before he reached Kagome, she spun around and waved her arm at him, engulfing him with flames.

Kagome turned her back on him, and continued on her journey to Kaede's village.

~Back at Sesshomaru's castle~

Sesshomaru clenched his fists, causing his claws to dig into the palms of his hand and draw blood. 'Dammit! Why the hell am I so attracted to her?!' He had watched the entire fight, not once taking his eyes of the demoness. He tried to calm himself, but with no success. He rarely was unable to control his emotions, which frustrated him even more. 'I'll find out why she's driving me crazy, then I'll dispose of her...'

~Near Kaede's Village~


Kagome had found the village soon, but soon found that the old homely smell of the village now stung her nose. She could sense the quiet sleeping villagers in the huts. Trying to distract herself from the smell, Kagome recalled fond memories of the past. She remembered how Shippo would strut around with pride as he showed the other village kids the treats Kagome had brought him. She could even hear a slap, followed by a loud yell of the word 'PERVERT!'.

Kagome suddenly stopped as she realized that she was in front of Kaede's hut. Slowly, she lifted the screen door open and peered inside. Sure enough, she could see three figures lying asleep. Sango and Shippo were sleeping in the bed where Kagome usually stayed at when she was injured. Close by, Miroku slept in the corner, hands to himself.

Smiling fondly, she watched them sleep for a moment, but quickly remembered her reason for returning. Although she knew they needed their sleep, she had to awake them from their peaceful slumber to tell them the bad news.


=A Few Moments Ago=

Sesshomaru stepped into his private hot springs and scrubbed himself with a variety of herbs and soaps, hoping to hide his scent. 'Why must I hide my scent? Who cares if she discovers me? I'll just get my answers and kill her!' Sesshomaru thought to himself, although he knew perfectly why his body was doing so.

A nasty voice from his mind replied, 'Ah, but when you see her, will you really have the courage to kill her? If you really don't care so much, then why couldn't your eyes leave her form during the battle?'. Images of a rosy-cheeked, raven-haired beauty bathing soon flooded his mind, and caused his manhood swell into a painful erection.

Sesshomaru pushed the images away as he was filled with disgust at himself. 'I will NOT let such a weak demon be the downfall of this Sesshomaru, much less let her control me.' Sesshomaru kept running those thoughts through his mind as he tried to deal with the problem from down below. He pumped his length furiously, but found that he was just making the pain more unbearable. 'Just this once' he muttered to himself.

He imagined her kneeling down on her hands and knees, begging him. 'Please Sesshomaru... I need this!...'. Sesshomaru went up to her, and thrust into her as he heard her moan. Quickening his pace, he pounded into her slick, wet passages, hearing her moans of pleasure getting louder by the second. Sesshomaru groaned silently as he finally climaxed. He gave his member a few last pumps as it grew limp, then immediately finished washing and got dressed. The whole time, feeling worthless, repulsed, and outraged that he had had to resort to that.

~Back in Kaede's Hut~

Kagome sat in front of three faces, all with their jaws dropping open and eyes popping out of their sockets. Sango was the first to break the silence as she walked over to Kagome, plopped down next to her, and began stroking her black, bushy tail. Kagome looked at Sango, and then burst out laughing, remembering how she had once been fascinated by Kouga or Sesshomaru's tails.

After hearing Kagome's laughter, Miroku and Shippo relaxed. Shippo ran over to give Kagome a hug, but as soon as he breathed in Kagome's scent, he fell over, unconscious. 'Oh my!! Shippo?!' Kagome gently picked up the little fox demon, and placed him by the door, making sure he was able to get some fresh air. Miroku smiled, entranced, as he said 'Well, I don't blame him for passing out at your heavenly smell, I guess it was just too much woman for the little guy'. Sango glared ice daggers at the monk, as Kagome blushed madly.

Kagome knew that she was just wasting time, and time was something that she didn't have much of. 'Miroku, Sango, I... have some bad news to tell you. I will understand if you can't forgive me, but I promise to make it up to you...'. Sango and Miroku looked towards their friend, who was now filled with sorrow.

'Kagome, we've been together for such a long time, and we've become like sisters! Whatever it is I'm sure we will...' 'Naraku is still alive.' There. Kagome had told them. Sango widened her eyes and looked as though she had been told that the world was about to end. 'But.. how can that be?' Miroku exclaimed, 'The hole in my hand has disappeared...'.

The demoness looked at the monk sadly and then looked down at her hands. 'At the battlefield, Naraku had kept his heart somewhere else, and during these 2 years, he has either managed to regrow his body, or use some other demon's body. He has only hidden the hole from you. Somewhere on the other side of the earth, the hole is still raging on, getting larger and larger. He plans to use it against you when we battle against him once more... As we speak, Naraku is gathering thousands of demons, more than we could ever imagine. I'm going to need you two to look for as many strong and fierce fighters as you can. I myself, will go search for Naraku, and will need you to have the group together in a month's time. I will come back and tell you of my findings.'

'I know this a big shock, and hard to take in, but I'm counting you guys to help find the strongest army possible, so that we can avenge our companions, and get rid of Miroku's Kazaana once and for all.' Kagome looked up as she felt Sango's hand grip hers tightly.

'Kagome-chan, we will do our best, but you must remember one thing. Naraku's reappearance is not your fault. You could never have known that his heart was somewhere else'. Kagome looked at her best friend, and sighed. 'I'll try to remember that, but you need to promise me that you'll have the army prepared! I must leave now, but I promise to come back as soon as I can with news about Naraku!'. Kagome rushed out of the hut, trying to leave before they could see her cry.


~Behind the hut~

Sesshomaru stood silently as he continued to hide his demonic aura. Now that his scent and aura were covered, Kagome would not be able to sense him. He had heard everything the demoness had said.

'So the bastard is still alive, now is he? Life has been quiet since he last disappeared, this should stir things up.' Sesshomaru thought to himself. He saw the demoness disappear into the woods, and was soon following her, staying a safe distance away.

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*still combining Chapters*

There's Chapter 2! Please review it!!! *has puppy eyes*

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