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Chapter Eleven
Isamu groaned in disgust as Naraku moaned his name while he was being forced by Naraku's hand on the back of his head to suck on his cock. This was the second time Naraku had him do something to him & he was hating every moment of it. Please get here soon Father, he thought to himself as he almost gagged at the horrid taste that filled his mouth, shooting down his throat. When Isamu was allowed to remove his mouth from the source of the taste, he spit what he could of the salty liquid from his mouth onto the floor & wiped his mouth as he tried to contain what little he had in his stomach. He was now on his knees, holding his stomach with one arm & using the other to brace himself so he wouldn't fall to the floor. You're going to die for this Naraku, he thought to himself. As soon as my Father finds us, he'll kill you & take me home. Isamu realized at that moment that there were tears threatening to fall & he forced them back. I will not let him see what he's doing to me... He felt a claw drag softly down his spine & was certain there was going to be a large welt there once the claw was gone from his back.
"You have such beautiful skin Isamu," Naraku whispered, now running the pad of his finger along the welt his claw had caused. "That mouth of yours is something too..."
Isamu felt his stomach turn & before he knew it, he lost the little bit of breakfast Naraku had let him eat onto the floor with a sickening splatter that made even Naraku shudder. He coughed & used the hand that had been holding his stomach to bring his hair from the floor where it was dragging; just to make sure he didn't vomit on it. I'm going to kill him, he thought to himself as he quickly turned around, Dokkasou ready, & made a slash at Naraku, getting his kimono top & his arm. He watched as blood spilled to the floor & he knew he'd managed to slice what would be a good spot for him, bad spot for the monster that was now holding his arm as blood seeped through his fingers. Isamu quickly rose to his feet, baring his fangs. "You were stupid not to keep your binding spell on me," he growled as his eyes turned red & his hair turned white.
"You little brat," Naraku growled as his miasma enveloped his own body. "I warned you, yet you didn't wish to heed my warning. I gave you the chance to live until your father should find his way here, but now you have ruined that chance!"
Isamu saw a wave of miasma come at him & he brought his kimono top around his head, protecting him from the poison & he began to back away from Naraku with the force of the miasma. He had spent many nights memorizing his way around the room he had been kept in this long & he knew that behind him was a paper wall that he sprayed his Dokkasou at the melt it & lept from the room once the hole was big enough for him. Removing the top from his eyes to find his way, Isamu ran along the hall & ran outside, picturing his Father ahead of him, just in sight, but making sure the picture never got closer. He had discovered during his training with his uncle, that something like this helped him run at his top speed, making him a blur to anyone who would be watching him. I have to get as far away as I can, he thought to himself, glancing around, trying to catch sight of something that could tell him where he was. Finally, after another month of torture, I'm free...
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Sesshomaru's head snapped up & his pupils narrowed as he stopped running & looked in the direction the wind was blowing from. Inu Yasha noticed his brother had stopped & went back to him, standing next to him. "What is it?" He asked, looking in the same direction.
"Can you smell it?" Sesshomaru asked, not looking at Inu Yasha. "Can you smell the scent of miasma?"
Inu Yasha took a moment to sniff the air as another breeze dragged the scent he must have missed before. "Yeah, I do." Inu Yasha thought back to when he last smelled this scent. It was when he was led to a trap Naraku had set up for other demons so he could make a new body for himself after Kagome destroyed his from the neck down. That's the smell of Naraku's miasma! He thought to himself before he looked at Sesshomaru. "I know what the scent belongs to," he said.
Sesshomaru stared at him, waiting for an answer. "What is it coming from?"
"Naraku. I know for sure it comes from Naraku."
Between the two brothers, Ah and Un landed with Jaken on it's back. "M'lord, why have you stopped running?" Jaken asked.
"I stopped to figure out a scent I just caught. Inu Yasha has belief that it's Nraku," Sesshomaru answered, looking from his brother to Jaken. "Why have you come down here when you are supposed to be in the air to warn us of aerial sneak attacks?"
"S-s-sorry m'l-l-lord!" Jaken stuttered out as he commanded the dragon-like beast to rise back into the air.
"How do you live with him?" Inu Yasha asked as he looked at Sesshomaru.
"That is a mystery to me. From what Father said before he was left to me, he used to be a good servant, never messing up. Apparently he doesn't think I'm as strong as our Father," he growled as he watched until he could no longer see Jaken in the sky. "But if you think that is Naraku's miasma, then we should be going in that direction." With those words Sesshomaru took off in the direction of the scent, followed by Inu Yasha.
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Catriona ran her fingers through Rin's hair after she finished brushing the long mess. "Rin hon, you don't have to worry about your Papa Sess," she spoke softly, "or Isamu. They'll both come home safely... They have to," she smiled as Rin turned around to face her with an emotionless look on her face. "Rin?"
"I just want my Papa & Isamu back," she whispered. "It's not the same without him here to protect us."
"I know sweety, but they'll be back."
"When?"
"I don't know Rin. All I know, is that once they have Isamu, they'll come back as soon as they can. Okay hon?"
"Okay."
"I do wish we could go to the village though."
"Why?"
"Well hon, Kagome is there & right now I could really use her here."
"Because you're so close to her?"
"Mm-hm," Catriona said with a nod as Miroku, who held a silk-wrapped package in his arms, walked into the room with one of the servants, who looked as if they just recieved the worst news they had heard in their life. "What's going on Miroku?" She asked, feeling a little worried.
"Catriona, may I speak with you in the library?" He asked, looking from her to Rin. "Alone would be best."
"Rin, stay here okay hon?" Catriona said as she got up from the bed they had been sitting on. She walked with Miroku from the room, down the hall to the stairs, then to the library. Once inside, she turned to face Miroku who had shut the door. "Miroku, why did you need to talk to me alone?" She asked.
"Catriona, I've recieved word that something happened in Sesshomaru & Inu Yasha's search for Isamu," he spoke as he came near to her & put his hand on her shoulder, the package tucked under his other arm. "Naraku sent the word by way of Kagura."
"Miroku, what happened?"
"Sesshomaru arrived yesterday, but Isamu was already dead by the time he got there." He stopped talking when he saw the tears welling up in her eyes. "While he fought to avenge his son's death, he was struck down by Naraku. He wasn't given a chance to heal before Naraku unleashed a large amount of miasma into the room... Sesshomaru didn't survive & was made part of Naraku's body..." He wiped away a tear that was falling down her cheek. "And he's holding Inu Yasha captive," he said as he handed her the package. "Kagura said this was for you, as proof your son is dead. He would have sent more, but there was nothing left of Sesshomaru except for his boa. I'll leave you to yourself."
Catriona nodded as she hugged the package close, tears rolling down her cheeks as she watched Miroku leave the room. She sat at one of the tables & unwrapped the silk, gasping at what was inside; the shirt Isamu had been wearing during the night when he was taken. It had rips in the sleeves & over the chest & back. There were a few bloodstains around the rips & she clutched the shirt close to her chest, crying softly.
Rin walked into the room & tugged on Catriona's sleeve, sniffling since she had overheard what Miroku told Catriona. "Cat, does that really belong to Isamu?" She asked, looking at her with worry in her eyes.
"I wish I could say it wasn't," Catriona whispered through her tears. "Isamu is gone... And so is Sesshomaru..."