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Chapter Nine
Sesshomaru tightened his grip on the throat of the man he held against the wall. The man he was gripping was one of Naraku's servants & they had told him they weren't going to let him in & now they found themselves slowly dying from lack of oxygen. Sesshomaru looked at the other servants who were trying to drag him away from their companion. "Bring me your Lord & I will let him go."
Inside Naraku's chamber, his servants rushed in, interrupting his deep thoughts.
"Lord Naraku!" they screamed together as they fell to their knees before their Lord.
Naraku looked at the cowering men & asked, "Why have you disturbed me during my thoughts?"
"Lord Naraku," the first servant spoke, "there is a youkai at the castle doors, demanding to be let in or to have you brought down to him. He's going to kill one of your other servants if you don't come see him!"
Naraku raised a curious brow as he rose to his feet. "What does this youkai look like?"
"He's a little taller than you with long silver-white hair that stops above the backs of his knees."
"Any markings?"
"He has a crescent moon on his forehead & twin slash markings on both sides of his face."
"Sesshomaru... What is he doing here?"
"He wants to see you m'lord."
Naraku nodded & left the room, walking to the castle doors. When he made it to the doors, Sesshomaru didn't give him a chance to flee as he grabbed him by his throat & held him off his feet. "Sesshomaru, what is the meaning of this?"
"Where is she Naraku?"
"WHO?!"
"Takara."
"Who the hell is that?!"
"What are you talking about?" Naraku struggled against Sesshomaru's grip on his throat. "You were at my castle last night, threatening to take her!"
"I was nowhere near your castle!"
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"Inu Yasha, are you sure it's a good idea to be doing this?" Miroku asked, walking side-by-side with Inu Yasha. "He's going to be far more angry than you're expecting if he has in deed been mating with her out of love."
"What do you know Miroku?" Inu Yasha looked at the monk. "You don't know my brother like I do."
"But I have seen demons angry at someone for taking their mate. It's worse than what you can imagine."
"Oh please, I know what I'm getting into."
"No you don't Inu Yasha. The fight you're going to be getting into is going to be life threatening to everyone, including yourself & Kagome." Miroku met Inu Yasha's gaze. "You have no idea of what could happen Inu Yasha. I think it's best you tell her the truth & let her go, or just abandon her along the way & let some unfortunate someone or something find her so they can deal with Sesshomaru."
"Sounds to me like you're just chickening out," Inu Yasha scoffed, glancing back at Sango, who was walking with Takara, feeding her the lies Inu Yasha had told her to say. "I don't think you want the girl with us because you're afraid of a little fight."
Miroku glared at Inu Yasha who looked back at him, smirking. "If what you think is so true, then I would've never helped you with any fights. But I have helped, haven't I? You're just too stubborn to admit that I'm right about Sesshomaru's anger."
"What's going on?" Kagome asked, stepping up to them.
"Inu Yasha's putting as all in danger."
"Yeah I know."
"So he told you the plan as well, eh?" Kagome nodded. "What do you think?"
"I think we should let her go."
"I don't care what either of you want, we're keeping her with us & I'm going to fight my brother, like it or not!" Inu Yasha growled, looking ahead as he kept walking.
With Sango & Takara, neither were aware of the small fight ahead between the two humans & the stubborn hanyou. They were too caught up in conversation to notice. "Sango, did I have a lover?" Takara asked since that hadn't been brought up at all.
"Yes, you do," Sango replied, pointing to Miroku.
"He's my lover?"
"Yes."
"But why hasn't he told me himself or at least acted like a lover to me?"
"He's been so worried about you that he's still getting used to having you awake again."
"But why hasn't he told me?"
"He's just trying to let you remember things on your own so you can understand it all. He doesn't want to crowd your mind at the time being."
"How long have we been lovers?"
"You've been lovers for a few months. You two were very happy together until the attack from Sesshomaru."
"Do you think he'd care if I went up to go talk to him?"
Sango shook her head. "He wouldn't care since there is no chain of command within us. We usually walk in this pattern since it's where we feel comfortable."
"Oh. Would you mind if I left the conversation to do so?"
"Go on ahead."
Takara walked ahead to be next to Miroku who looked at her. "Do you need something Takara?" he asked. By now, the fight had died off & the three weren't talking anymore. The outcome had been that they would keep her with them & then let Sesshomaru have her if she remembered by then.
"Sango told me that we were together as lovers & we have been since a few months before the attack. Is this true?"
Miroku looked at Inu Yasha who just grinned & nodded, then looked back to Takara. "Yes, it's true. We're lovers."
"Why have you not been acting like a lover?"
"I didn't want to get you too confused after waking up with amnesia."