Natural Instincts - Chapter 1

Title: Natural Instincts
Chapter: Chapter One
Author: Burning In The Dark/XMiss-NoirX (DeviantArt)
Rating: T but will Progress to M later.
Characters: Sesshomaru and Kagome
Genre: Romance/General
Warnings: Violence/Gore,
Disclaimer: I Do NOT own Inuyasha... duh! If I did I wouldn't be writing Inuyasha fanfiction XD
Summary: Sequel to Puppy Instincts. Sesshomaru still hasn't forgiven Kagome for the Puppy incident, what happens when a new evil emerges? Will they get over the incident or will evil prevail?


Quick note; for this to work out how I want, it means there won't be battles and all that! So sorry if the chapter seems a bit slow... I promise I am leading up to a shock! Suspense has a price... so sorry people!
Ooooh people we see a much hated Antagonist in this chapter!

Previously;

Sesshomaru sighed, he knew who destroyed most of his foundation; destroyed everything he had lived for. I need Kagome to extract my revenge on this person... He just hoped Kagome managed to see who the traitor was before he managed to turn her to his side. If that happens well I am rather fucked... actually I would be fully fucked.
Sesshomaru sighed and hoped Kagome could see the truth behind his words.
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~xXx~


Kagome sighed, it had been two weeks since she and Sesshomaru had that chat; she couldn't get it out of her mind. Someone had killed Rin and I am supposed to know who would go insane without me there... well there is a list of possibilities... Sighing for the umpteenth time and throwing her pen down in frustration, she couldn't figure it out; she wrote many a list and then wrote a page each on why they would go insane.


Wracking her brain for two weeks trying to figure this out and decide which universities to apply for and what course to do. Debating between two very interesting and challenging subjects; Kagome let the decision invade her thoughts I think I'd rather do nursing... that way at least I know I will be helping people instead of being a burden on society. However Japanese history would be fun and help me get more of an insight... I know! Kagome thought with dawning realisation. I will do both things!


Kagome felt liking letting her head fall on the desk, hard. She knew that this would be very strenuous work on top of looking after her family. I couldn't believe it... grandpa has fallen ill! This is the first time it's happened in years... Now I am responsible for Souta and cooking... poor Mama... Kagome sighed, thinking of how her family came under hardship in the past week... her mother had hurt herself just after taking up a new job, her grandfather falling ill, Souta was starting High school and she, had to find a job to pay for university.


She decided it was probably a good idea to start dinner before her mother got home, so she could relax and hopefully heal her injury. As she was preparing a simple dinner of pumpkin miso soup, she cut the pumpkin in to two pieces and weighed it to make sure it equalled five ounces as it said to in the recipe. Satisfied that it did she went to get the soup stock until she heard the sound of the door opening, her heart immediately leapt to her throat.


"Kagome, I am home" Yelled her little brother.


Kagome's heart was still racing, why is it I always suspect it's going to be Sesshomaru that's going to come through... Kagome thought through this as she made the soup. Watching the soup mix boil was boring and provided no entertainment, so Kagome ran through the list of suspects in her mind again, she really didn't think many people would go insane if she let, there was only a few and their reasoning's would be far and few.


She almost forgot about the simmering pot until she turned around and it was overflowing with the boiling water, she waited until it calmed down a little until she added the pumpkin slices and waited for them to grow soft before adding the stock to the ladle along with the miso until completely dissolved and then added it to the soup.


"Hey Kagome... would you like me to take it up to grandpa?" Souta asked generously.


Kagome smiled at her brother's kindness and made up a bowl for her grandfather and gave it to him, before reminding him that when he comes down his will be ready on the table. In the time it took Souta to give the soup to grandpa and come down with the empty bowl, it was seven pm and Mrs. Higurashi was home enjoying her own bowl of Kagome's soup absently chatting to Kagome.


Once everyone was sitting around happily to enjoy the delicious meal Kagome had made for everyone, Mrs. Higurashi spoke up.


"Kagome... I will need to take Grandpa to the doctors for a check up in two days time, however I also had a meeting with an executive at my work so I was wondering if you could drop off the files and tell him that I am very sorry but I cannot attend the meeting due to unforeseen circumstances"


"Okay" Kagome accepted, a sliver of fear going up her spine.


Mrs. Higurashi insisted that she clean up since Kagome made dinner, Kagome didn't want to argue because she was tired and wanted to have a shower. Kagome gave her mother a tight hug and went upstairs, opening the window and getting her clothes ready for a shower by lying them on the bed. Kagome sighed as Buyo came in and jumped up on her chair, she picked up the chubby cat and cuddled him, turning back to her clothes she saw that her lists were on top of it, and as if everything was telling her that was more important than life.


"I will get to it later!" Kagome announced, letting her annoyance seep into her voice as she placed Buyo on her bed.


Flopping down onto her bed, she moved her pillow to lay her head comfortably on it, feeling her eyelids flutter she knew she was going to slip into unconsciousness.


-X-x-X-


Kagome looked around in a daze, she was back with Inuyasha and Shippou and all her beloved friends, walking slowly towards them she yelled out. Stopping dead in her tracks when they looked up, their faces were ghostly white, hideous bags under their eyes... they looked almost like zombies, however they didn't move like zombies.


"You!" Sango yelled running at her with her Hiraikotsu.


Kagome knew she needed to run but her feet were family planted, as if the messages from her brain weren't getting to her legs. Once she got her legs to react she was stopped by Inuyasha, he looked like a walking corpse, Kagome thought until a piece of his skin fell off. Kagome let out a piercing scream and ran, she knew Inuyasha wouldn't be far behind.


She kept running until she heard nothing but the calming sounds of nature around her. A ghostly figure emerged from the woods, midnight black hair like a halo around her, the garments misleading others to what she truly was. She may have looked like a beautiful miko but her eyes were the main thing that gave her away, those soulless orbs in a delicately wound clay body.


"Kikyou..." Kagome uttered silently.


"Ah Kagome... so good of you to join us" Kikyou said with a smirk, as her friends lined up behind her like soulless zombies. "This is my world you're entering... I captured the souls of all your friends now have them in here" the dead woman said lifting up a vile which had many different coloured lights in them.


"That's impossible! You died in Inuyasha's arms!" Kagome yelled desperately at her.


"Or maybe I wanted you to believe that" Kikyou said with a grin, her teeth had become daggers.


Kagome gulped looking up at the wolf in sheep's clothing.


"Run Kagome... Run while you can" Kikyou said, lifting a hand delicately to point at her and sick her friends on her.


She didn't get far before they captured her, ripping her skin to shreds.


-X-x-X-


Kagome awoke with a cold sweat covering her body, looking at her clock she saw it was only five am and the sunrise was soon. Kagome took in a large breath and sat at her desk, looking at the piece of paper, she had a new name to add. Delicately she wrote the name Kikyou, while suppressing a shiver.


"Surely if I suspect Naraku, it would be logically to suspect Kikyou... after all it could be another reincarnation... even though I am the original" Kagome stated, she realised if anyone heard this they would think she was insane for talking to herself. Kagome felt a headache coming on, she had written three scenarios about if Kikyou was the suspect and how it would work, she felt as if she was over thinking this.


Grabbing her discarded stuff from her bed from her forgotten shower last night she went and took her desired shower. As she cleaned herself she found it amusing at the thought she could be a detective with how much she analysed a situation and so forth. After her shower her day was the same routine.


The next day was basically the same, except she had finally found a job, at a quaint little cafe as a waitress.


"Mama I got a job!" Kagome yelled excitedly.


"That's wonderful sweetheart! When do they want you to start?" Mrs. Higurashi asked with a smile.


"Saturday..."


"Well that's lovely! Don't forget you have to drop off the files tomorrow to my business associate"


"I won't forget Mama"


-X-x-X-


The next day Kagome's mother told her she would have to look pretty to make a good impression; after all they were a highly upstanding bunch. Kagome decided a midnight blue 3 quarter sleeved shirt with a V-neck would look pretty with a tight black skirt that went to her knees, with her hair up in a ponytail only letting her fringe dangle neatly.


She went to her mirror and put on a pair of black flats, I think I look pretty good considering I have nightmares every night and hardly get any sleep. Kagome thought while looking at her outfit from every angle. Walking downstairs she picked up the files that were sitting on the kitchen bench her mother had left; she and grandpa had left about an hour ago.


Walking down the stairs on the warm day, she looked out to Tokyo and sighed, she secretly preferred the Sengoku Era, where everything was green and fresh; not polluted and dirty like these times. Walking towards the Cafe her mother had described to her she saw a familiar face, the icy lord of the West, Sesshomaru.


"Hello Sesshomaru" Kagome addressed him monotonously.


"I believe the files you have there are for me" Sesshomaru declared while holding his hand out.


"No... These are for one of my mother's business associates"


"That would be me... thank you." Sesshomaru confirmed, grabbing the slim folder from Kagome's hands.


"Well now you have what you want, I shall leave"


"Ah one second Kagome... I want to hear your list of suspects first"


"Fine! If you must know I have at least five people..."


"I am waiting" Sesshomaru icily established.


"Well there's Naraku who could be incarnated to anyone in Japan, Kikyou who could also be reincarnated and Kouga..." Kagome was cut off by Sesshomaru hauling her away from the spot in front of the cafe where they were just standing. She looked over to see the place erupt in flames, licking at the people and furniture inside like a human thirsty for water.


"What... just happened?"


"I believe, Miss Higurashi that I just saved your life from one of your supposed suspects." Sesshomaru smirked.




AN; Okay guys sorry about this being such a fail chapter! I shall post a new one later! I promise I will make up for this one being so short!