Kryptonite

By Danyealle

(fanfiction/MF/HC/Abuse)

Chapter 38

Just as Inuyasha was pealing himself out of his crater, Sesshomaru reached them.  Grabbing the boy by the scruff of the neck, he hauled him to his feet and was about to drag him back to the well.  But, apparently, the whelp figured out who had a hold of him and started to struggle.  Of course, the fight was on.

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Backing away from the battling brothers, Kagome watched with wide eyes, hands clasped over her mouth. 

Her grandfather had been in the house and must have heard the ruckus because he came out to join her.

When the old priest saw one of the combatants looked a great deal like the other, Inuyasha, he guessed that he must be Inuyasha’s half-brother, Lord Sesshomaru, the one that had taken Kagome under his protection.  Putting a hand on his grandchild’s shoulder, he gave it a squeeze.  “Can he handle Inuyasha, Kagome?”  He asked her quietly.

Nodding, she said to him, “Yeah, Sesshomaru is more than a match for Inuyasha.”

“Good.”  The old priest replied.  “What happened?  What brought on the scuffle?”

With a sigh, she told him what had happened.

Sighing, the old priest just shook his head then gave her shoulder a reassuring squeeze.

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Honestly, Kagome was all of letting the fight run its course and letting Sesshomaru beat the tar out of Inuyasha a bit as some measure of revenge for what he had done to her but something happened that would stop that quickly:  she saw both her mother and Souta at the top of the stairs that led up from the shrine.  Since they didn’t know what had happened to her, coupled with the fact that they adored the hanyou, she knew both of them would try to step into the fray.

When she saw both of them drop the bags they were carrying and run forward she yelled, “Mom!  Souta!  No!”  And then dashed towards the combatants herself.

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Sesshomaru had a hold of the dazed half-breed by the front of his fire rat with his fist cocked back, ready to deliver another punch when he heard Kagome.  Head snapping up, he looked at the miko rushing towards him then over his shoulder where she was looking, seeing the two ningens approaching quickly.  He was just lowering his fist a bit when the older onna reached him and popped him upside the head with the small bag she was carrying.  Growling, he flashed his fangs at her but made no move to attack or defend himself.  But the thought that whatever she had just hit him with hurt quit a bit flashed across his mind as well.

“No mom! Don’t!”  Kagome yelled as she got to them and put herself between the older woman and the demon lord.  Looking over her should at the half-brothers, she realized this had to end quickly or there were going to be big problems.  She thought she might be able to help a bit.  “Let go of him Sesshomaru.”  She said.

Shooting her a quizzical look, he let go of the boy, wondering what she was going to do.

When she saw Inuyasha drop, she shouted, “Sit boy!  Sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit!”

With a groan, Inuyasha hit the ground and began to dig himself into a hole, stunned.

Now he understood what she had wanted to do.  The spell on those beads would stun and disable him for a time.  That would work perfectly.  Grabbing the whelp by the back of the fire rat, Sesshomaru hauled him up then took off to the old well house as fast as he could while he was still stunned.  Tossing the boy into the dark depths, he watched as he seemed to vanish. With a sigh of relief, he relaxed a bit.  He just hoped like hell his guards were waiting there like he told them too and could detain him.

By this point he was sure Kagome was having problems explaining what had happened so he felt he needed to get back to her and try to help the best he could.

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When Sesshomaru took off with Inuyasha, the older woman turned to her daughter, still clutching the purse she had used to clobber the demon lord with.  “Kagome!  What is heaven’s name is going on?”

“Yeah.  Why was he beating up Inuyasha and why did you help him?”  Souta asked, eyes wide.  Souta was now a teenager and no longer the kid he was when he first met the hanyou but the hero worship still remained for the most part.  That was someone he looked up to and respected.  To see her help someone who was beating up Inuyasha was a huge shock and upset him a great deal.

With a deep sigh, Kagome looked at the ground and tried to figure out how to go about explaining this whole mess.  Just as she was about to start attempting it, Sesshomaru came back out of the well house and made his way back over to them.

Watching his approach, she wrung her hand a bit nervously.  When he was next to her, she threw arms around him and hugged him tightly.  “You’re OK, right?  Not hurt or anything?”  She asked quietly.

Keeping a wary eye on the unfamiliar humans, he wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly to him.  “Hush Kagome…   I’m fine and uninjured.  Your mother did more damage with what she hit me with than the hanyou did.”  He explained, shooting the older woman a look with an arched eyebrow.  With that statement he had also tried to lighten the mood of his miko a bit.

It worked too because it elicited a small giggle from her.  “Yeah, mom can swing a mean purse when she’s provoked.”  She told him, a bit of a grin curving up the corners of her mouth.

Pulling away from her a bit, he looked down at her.  “Did he hurt you?”

Shaking her head, she said, “No, he didn’t.”

With an internal sigh of relief, he nodded.  “Good.  I was worried that he would yet again.”

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Watching the interaction between her daughter and the youkai, the elder Higurashi woman had questions boiling up in her mind like a traffic jam during rush hour but she held her tongue and just watched.  That was until the question about Inuyasha was brought up.  Motherly instincts rearing up, she stepped forward.  “Kagome dear?  Tell me what is going on!  Who is this and what’s this about Inuyasha hurting you?”

Knowing that tone of voice all to well, Kagome sighed and turned to look at her mother. “This is Lord Sesshomaru mom, Inuyasha’s older half-brother.”  She explained.

“Alright,” the older woman said, nodding.  “Now, what is going on!?  I come home to him and Inuyasha fighting in my yard then hear something about Inuyasha hurting you from a being you yourself have told me has tried to kill you before.  What is going on young lady?”

Though the taiyoukai didn’t know this particular onna, he had heard that tone of voice before and knew it well.  Like it would most males, ningen and youkai alone, it made his hackles rise.  But he also knew something else: he and Kagome had to get back.  Hopefully his guards had been able to detain the whelp.  IF they hadn’t they were going to be needed to collar the boy.  Even if they did have the boy he was dead certain that they, but especially him, was going to be needed to keep the whelp under control until such time as his uncle could arrive and take custody of him.

Ordering his thoughts, he stepped up next to Kagome.  Though this was an ordinary ningen female, she was his miko’s mother and deserved to be treated with the respect that came with that.  Schooling his voice with the requisite amount of respect one would address royalty with, he said, “Lady Higurashi, I understand your want of answers about the situation and would be more than happy to give them to you.  But at this point in time your daughter and I are needed back on the other side of the well to deal with the fallout of the debacle you were a witness to.  When that situation has been resolved I will return with Kagome and sit down then explain the totality of the situation as well as answer any questions you may have.  Is this acceptable to you?”

Looking at the taiyoukai then back to her daughter, the older woman nodded.  “Alright, that’s a compromise I can work with.  But return as quickly as you can.  And please take care of my daughter.”

“You have my word of honor on both counts.”  Sesshomaru told her with a nod.

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Watching what was going on, the old priest thought over what had been said and turned it over in his mind with what he and Kagome had talked about the last time she was home.  When he was done he looked at his granddaughter.  “Kagome, would you like me….” He trailed off though it was obvious he was asking a question.

Looking over at her grandfather, Kagome gave a sigh of relief. If he explained what she had told him last time she was home then they would only have to fill them in on what had happened since then and answer the zillion questions they would have.  That would make things far easier on them when they got back.  With a nod, she said, “OK grandpa, go ahead and fill mom and Souta in on what’s happening.  When we come back we’ll take over on what’s happened since then.”  Looking at her mom, she asked, “Is that OK with you?”

Looking at, first, her father then daughter, the woman nodded, “Alright Kagome.  Be careful.”  She added softly.

“Will do mom.”  Kagome assured her.

After giving her family a reassuring hug, Kagome looped her arm through Sesshomaru’s arm and said, “We better get back.”  She told him with a sigh.

Putting his hand over hers, he gave it a reassuring squeeze.  “Everything will be fine Kagome.”  He told her quietly.  After a respectful nod to her family, he led her back to the well house.

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Once they were beside the old well once more, he leaned down and kissed her softly.  When he broke it off he scooped her up and cradled her to his chest.  “I’ll be fine Kagome.”  He told her once more bracingly.

When he felt her wrap her arms around him and saw her nod he gave her a bit of a squeeze.  Then he focused on the old well in front of him.  Concentrating, he mentally prepared himself for what may well be waiting for them on the other side.  When he was as prepared as he felt he was going to get, he held her tightly and leaped into it.  

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Once the temporal rift delivered them to the other side and his feet had barely touched the dirt back in ‘his time’ he leaped out of the old well.  When his feet hit the grass he could already hear a loud confrontation between the pack and Inuyasha.

Still holding onto her, he took off the direction the raised voices were coming from.  When they got to the edge of the clearing where the God’s tree was where everyone was at, he put her down.  Steeling himself. 

With Kagome behind him, he stepped out of the trees.  Once glance around told him that whatever had happened since the boy had returned wasn’t good.  Both the pack and his guards all looked as though they had been on the losing end of a huge battle. None of them were free of bleeding cuts and bruises.  Inuyasha was back against the god’s tree, fang drawn, snarling and eyes flashing.  Honestly, the hanyou was more infuriated than Sesshomaru had ever seen him without having reverted to his demonic side. 

He stiffened up a bit, wary, when he saw the boy focus on him and Kagome.

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When that bastard bother of his and his Kagome stepped into the clear, Inuyasha felt a rage so powerful wash over him that it was actually frightening.  But he was already too far gone down that path to pull himself back.  Something, aside from what had happened with Lord Fuckhead, was up and he couldn’t let it happen even though he had no idea what it was.  All he knew was that he had a feeling that it wouldn’t bode well for him.

From the time he had landed back in the feudal era all beings had been trying to snag on and hold onto him.  First it was Sesshomaru’s guards then it was the pack.  He didn’t know what they were up to but he wasn’t about to let it happen.  So he had fought every one of them with everything he had.  Yes, he was out numbered but he was holding his own quite well.  Now Lord Asshole was back…

Focusing on his half-brother, he felt his temper spike even higher.  He didn’t think that was possible but it had happened.  Standing there, glaring at the fucker, he wanted to hurt him in a way that he had never wanted to hurt anyone before.  Deciding that wasn’t a bad idea, he gripped the pommel of the fang tightly and focused on the stupid fuck, teeth gritted, fangs bared.  No, he wasn’t going to try to kill the bastard but he was going to hurt him!  Watching the Windscar entwining up and down the blade, he then looked at the bastard and felt the blood pounding in his ears.  The time had finally come!

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Hackles rising, Sesshomaru drew Tokijin.  Making sure Kagome was safely behind him, he then motioned everyone else back to a safe distance.  Of the whelp wanted to take him on, that was fine.  He would oblige and enjoy it immensely.  He just didn’t want the pack, his guards or Kagome ending up as collateral damage in the process.  When he was sure that everyone was as safe as they could get, he focused back on the boy.  And he wasn’t liking this, not at all.  It was giving him a very bad feeling. 

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Snorting like an enraged bull, Inuyasha focused on the being that was currently the bane of his existence.  “I’ve had it with you Sesshomaru!  You’ve tortured me enough for one lifetime so it’s time for a little payback!  How about another taste of the Windscar?  Won’t kill your ass but will lay you up for a bit again.  How would you like that?”  He snarled out.

Sneering at the boy, the taiyoukai snorted.  “Inuyasha, you need to get a grip on your self control.  There is no way I’m about to allow that to happen one again.”

“You’re ain’t gonna have a choice!”  The hanyou bellowed.  Raising the big katana, he was starting to swing it and had opened his mouth to bellow the familiar refrain when he pulled it.

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Staying safely behind Sesshomaru, Kagome listened to the exchange, knees shaking, mouth dry and stomach roiling.  When Inuyasha mentioned unleashing the Windscar her stomach clenched painfully.  No, as she well knew, it wouldn’t kill the taiyoukai, Tensiega would protect him from that, but it would seriously hurt him.  She didn’t think she could handle that.

She knew Inuyasha was responsible for his actions but that didn’t mean that for once she couldn’t do something. Since taking her away from him, Sesshomaru had done everything his power to protect her.  Now she felt it was time she did something to return the favor.  No, normally she wouldn’t do anything to interfere in a fight between the two but this was no ordinary fight. 

Formulating a plan, she gulped heavily and felt her mouth go even drier.  But she was resolute about doing something. Steeling herself, she put a look of pure firm determination on her face then stepped boldly in front of the demon lord.  

“Move Kagome!”  Inuyasha snarled at her after he pulled the swing.

“No!”  She said calmly though she was shaking like a leaf in a strong wind.

Slipping an arm around her waist, Sesshomaru tried to move her.  “Kagome, you need to move.  I know what you’re trying to do and appreciate it but you need to let me handle this.”  He told her gently.

“No!”  She said more firmly, glaring at Inuyasha.  “I won’t let him do this if I can at all help it!

“Get the fuck outta the way bitch!”  Inuyasha bellowed, holding the fang out in front of him once more.  Again the Windscar was already entwining around the blade once more.

Shaking her head, she started at the hanyou.  “No!”  was all she said once more.  Her whole plan was that she didn’t think that he would unleash that strike if she was there.  It was one thing to hurt her the way he had when he was mad at her but a whole other to unleash something that he knew could very well kill her.

That was all Inuyasha could take.  The final strong on the anchor that held his temper snapped. “Fine!  Be a dumb fucking bitch!  I could put aside the fact that you have deluded yourself into thinking that you love him.  I could even live with the fact that you spread your legs for him.  But now you’ve gone too far!  You love him that much?  Fine!  You and that bastard child you’re carrying can go to hell with him!  Windscar!”  He howled at the top of his lungs.

Clutching Kagome tightly to his chest, the taiyoukai spun around, putting his back to the boy when he uttered the first letter of the strike.  Yes, he was well aware that it would seriously hurt him like it had in the past but it would kill her without a doubt.  By shielding her with his body she had a chance of living.  Eyes screwed tightly shut, he waited for the strike to hit. But it didn’t happen.  He heard the strike unleashed and the wind from it whistling by him, rusting his hair and clothes but felt nothing.  Opening his eyes just a bit he saw the swirling pink of a barrier.  Opening them all the way, he saw that Kagome had put up a barrier around him that was powerful enough to deflect the strike.  Looking down at the tiny onna he held in his arms, he saw she had spun around and buried her face in his chest, arms wrapped around him, holding on for dear life.  It was obvious she was terrified but she had managed to put up a barrier to protect both of them.  Putting a hand on the back of her head, he rubbed it while waiting for the strike to run its course.

But a funny thing happened.  Normally the Windscar ate up a lot of ground and seemed to last for at least a full minute.  But as it passed the barrier it died out completely.  When the stroke died out, he heard a startled gasp from Kagome.  After a quick glance down at her to ensure that she was alright he looked over his shoulder at the boy.  He was still in his battle stance, fang held out in front of him but there was an astonished look on his face and the fang was in it’s battered, untransformed condition.  He was about to tell his guards to grab the boy when a sacred arrow whizzed passed the barrier and struck Inuyasha in the chest, pinning him to the God’s tree.

Eyes wide, the hanyou gasped and looked at the person who fired the arrow, wide eyed.  “Kikyo!”  He whispered while reaching for the arrow.  But, for the second time in his life, he fell into an induced deep sleep, hand falling limply by his side before it could touch the arrow in his chest.

Looking over at his guards, Sesshomaru barked, “One of you go get my uncle!”

Immediately, the head of the guard detail nodded and took off.

That taken care of, he looked at Kikyo who was walking towards them still holding the bow.  “Will you release him when my uncle comes to retrieve him?”  He asked then gave her a quick rundown of what his uncle planned for the boy. 

Nodding, the dead miko looked at the sleeping hanyou.  “Yes, I will.”

Nodding, the taiyoukai then focused back on his miko.  Stroking her head, he said gently, “It’s all over Kagome.  You can lower the barrier.”

Nodding, Kagome let the barrier drop then looked up at Sesshomaru, eyes so wide they looked like they would fall out of their sockets.

“Are you OK Kagome?”  He asked her quietly.  Out of the corner of his eyes he could see the rest of the pack starting to gather around.

“It’s gone!”  She whispered in an uneven, quivering voice.

“What’s gone?”  He asked, puzzled.

“The mating bond.  It’s gone.”  She told him, looking up into his eyes.

Hugging her tightly to his chest, he kissed her on top of the head.  Now he understood.  In unleashing the Windscar on her, not caring that it could kill her, Inuyasha had betrayed her so completely that it had not only betrayed the promise he made to her when she gave him his father’s fang but was of such a magnitude that it had broke the mating bond completely.  She was now completely free of the whelp, forever.

At that the pack started talking excitedly but the demon lord cut them off with a gesture.  There was something he needed to know, NOW!  Cupping the little priestess’s cheeks in his hands and tiling her face up so he could look into her eyes, then he asked, quietly, “Are you pregnant?”

Giving him a puzzled look, she replied, “Not that I know of!   I mean, I take those pills…” she trailed off.

Nodding, he understood what she was trying to say.  But he also knew ningens might not know if they were pregnant.  It had only been a couple weeks since they had first taken that step but had indulged several times since so if she was she may well not know it.  Reaching down, he put a hand on her belly then leaned down and put his nose on the crook of her neck, inhaling deeply.

The second her smell processed in his sensitive nasal passages his head jerked up and he looked down at her, a look of shock easily readable on his face.   But it quickly morphed into something no one had ever seen:  a true smile of happiness.  Hand still on her belly; he gazed down into her eyes.  “You are.”  He told her quietly.

Eyes still wise, she gazed up at him but put her hand over his.  Mind racing, she tried to figure out how this happened.  It finally focused on that stuff she had been taking to weaken the mating bond.  As she knew well, there were certain medicines that could negate the effects of birth control pills.  Perhaps there was something in that draught that would do that.  But then it fully hit her:  she was going to have a baby!  The baby of the one being that she loved with all her heart and soul.  Eyes sparking with tears, she grinned from ear to ear, looking at him. 

Wrapping both arms around her, he held her close, kissing her on the temple.  Then he looked over at the pack.  All of them were grinning like idiots.  With a smug smirk, he told them, “Head to the fortress.  Kagome and I will join you in a couple weeks.  Tell Jaken I’ll send Daoe with an announcement he’ll need to send out later today.”

All of the pack members nodded then began to gather up their things, talking excitedly.

Pulling away, Sesshomaru looked down at Kagome.  “Come… we have to go see your family like I promised.  Then you and I are going to spend some time alone.”

“I can’t wait!”  She said grinning, tears still sparking in her eyes.