Pink Ice 2
Hey everyone how's it going? Just want to say that I've changed my mind about writing a Kagome/Kakashi (as if you couldn't tell) and decided to write the sequel to Pink Ice (na really?). Anyway just the disclaimer here saying I don't own anything blah blah blah. Also I have had some people review on Pink Ice for a sequel so I need to thank them for getting me off my lazy butt and getting to it again. I meant to write this a long time ago but I forgot. And also this has nothing to do with what I was saying earlier but have any of you ever typed with fake nails? It's really hard and feels really weird. I suggest against it because it's not as easy as it would seem. Ok on with the story don't want to bore you to death.
KagomeI stood in front of Yamamoto not caring what my sentence would be. I had helped the intruders to find Rukia and I didn't care.
I had attacked Captain Kenpachi and I didn't care.
I had betrayed the Soul Society and I didn't care.
I had betrayed Captain Hitsugaya and I didn't care.
I had to admit to myself at least that that last one was a lie. I did care that Hitsugaya thought I betrayed him. I found I really just didn't care anymore about everything else though. I could hear Yamamoto's voice droning out my penalty and I wasn't even interested. Why should I be? Sesshomaru had gotten away with Rin and the jewel. I wasn't sure how I had manifested it but I had. I just glad that Sesshomaru would have Rin by his side in the future. That thought made me smile. If you truly loved something you had to let it go and be free. I think I had done all I could to ensure that Sesshomaru was happy. "Kagome Higurashi I find you guilty of treason and you will be sentenced to death."
"Fine by me" I said aloud not even realizing that I had till the shocked gasps around could be heard.
I shrugged I didn't care if they had figured that out by now. At least in death I was going to see my family again the one that I truly cared for. Two guards came up beside me intent on leading me to my cell. I started whistling as I walked. "Your fucking mad" one of the said shaking my arm.
"Probably but at least I do what I know is right" I reply as they open the cell door. "I don't hide behind a smokescreen and pretend that I don't care that an innocent life is being taken. Who deserves to die for protecting someone? Even if they had to break orders to do it?"
I was shoved roughly into my cage as they got the hell away from me. I smirked at their retreating backs. Yamamoto had been gracious enough to allow me to have my mask but I found I didn't want it anymore. I had let everyone see my face and the reactions had been hilarious. All those men who had claimed to have seen my face were dumbstruck. It had also been gratifying to see Yamamoto visibly flinch at the sight of me. Though he had known false truth about me he had never seen my face. Only Hitsugaya had seen my face without flinching. I shifted unhappily at that. I hadn't seen him at my trail though I had looked. It seems that though I may have thought that he and I were more understanding of eachother it seems that I was wrong.
I sighed to myself before shifting to the most comfortable position possible. I sat crossed-legged on my bed my hands bound and held in front of me. My zanpakto was in the corner under a powerful barrier spell that I could easily remove if I wanted but I didn't.
I felt no fear in dying I just wish I could have had the courage to tell Sesshomaru how I felt about him even though I knew it would never go anywhere.
I don't know how long I was asleep but I found the next thing I knew was someone shaking me awake. My body tried to react in the normal way by lashing out but having my hands bound made that harder than normal. I ended up on my back on the floor looking up at. . . Hitsugaya?
I frowned "why are you here? Am I dreaming? No I'm not dreaming because my butt hurts and everyone knows you can't get hurt in dreams. At least not physically."
"I never took you for the type to talk to yourself" was his reply as he hoisted me to my feet. I would have rather have stayed on the ground but oh well.
"Normally I don't" I said seating myself on my bed "but since I haven't had anyone to talk to in awhile I decided I could let myself go."
He shook his head at me. "You don't sound like someone who was sentenced to death" he said bluntly.
"Because I don't care" I returned "quite frankly I've been waiting to die for awhile now. It's why I wanted to go into the eleventh squad to start with; they have the highest death rate out of all the squads." I almost didn't see his hand come at me but I did feel it. I rubbed it looking at him blandly. "Sorry to disappoint you Captain but I'm not in shock or denial. What I said is the truth and hitting me isn't going to change that."
He stared at me "I would think your friends would want you to live rather than die. I would think Sesshomaru and Rin would feel the same."
Hitting below the belt are we? Well let's see how well you like it. "Not like it matters to you. After all I'm just a subordinate aren't I? Why would you care about how I feel? I betrayed you didn't I" I gave him a mirthless smile "don't forget that part. I'm here because I 'betrayed' the Soul Society by attacking Captain Kenpachi and helping the intruders. The thing is I followed what I knew to be right and my friends including Sesshomaru and Rin wouldn't hold a thing against me if I died because of that. They would just be pissed at whoever killed me."
He flinched throughout my little speech. I felt mean and petty but I couldn't help the satisfaction I got from it all the same. With a smirk I leaned back against the wall "not that you're going to but if you see Sesshomaru tell him that I died as I promised."
"And how is that" he asked.
"Laughing at all the gods and kissing the devil."
Hitsugaya"Laughing at all the gods and kissing the devil" she said a pleased smile on her face. I got the idea that this was some kind of inside joke between the two. I stood and left leaving the mentally unstable woman by herself. I had heard the guards saying that it wasn't surprising that she was going nuts. She had been well known for her fighting abilities and that she never showed her face. Now that she had it was no wonder that she was going off the deep end. I shook my head I knew she wasn't going insane. She felt like it was time for her to see those she lost and she betrayed the Soul Society to have that done. Anger boiled in my gut as I walked back to my office. I felt her betrayal more than I should. I felt like she hadn't just betrayed what I stood for but that she had betrayed myself personally, which was wrong I barely knew the girl but still.
I growled in annoyance of the conflicting emotions in my head. I opened the door rubbing at my head trying to get rid of the conflict when I came face to face with Sesshomaru. Oh great I thought now I have to tell this guy that Kagome is gonna be executed soon. I don't think she was lying when she said he would be pissed. The guy was no doubt pretty good with those swords at his waist and I had no doubt he wouldn't use them if he thought someone close to him was in trouble.
"You scent of Kagome. Where is she" he demanded, no ordered an answer.
"She's in a cell awaiting her execution." I said before what he said hit. 'You scent of Kagome.' There was no way he could have really smelt her was there?
"What do you mean" he demanded grasping the hilt of his sword.
I watched him wearily "exactly what I said, she is going to be executed for the treason of betraying the Soul Society by helping the intruders and attacking a Captain."
I found that Sesshomaru could move a lot faster than anyone I had ever met. I found myself dangling in the air with his hand firmly wrapped around my throat. I grabbed at his hands not that he was gripping hard enough to strangle me. "You will lead this Sesshomaru to the one who dares pass judgment on my beta."
Beta? Isn't that a dog term? "What are you" I asked as I watched his eyes bled red.
In answer he dropped me before seeming to get himself under control. "Kagome you saw her did she have anything she wished to say to me?"
"Yeah" I said slowly rubbing my throat "she said that she was dying the way she promised laughing at the gods and kissing the devil."
Of all reactions I didn't expect him to start laughing. He laughed hard to and I thought for a moment that maybe they were all crazy. "It seems I will be paying back that favor after all" he said completely calm. He turned his head to look at me in the eyes. "And it would seem that she wants me to tell you of all people yet somehow I'm not surprised. She was the only person I found that could predict my movements so well."
I stared at him and was debating whether or not he was as crazy as Kagome seemed to be. "I'm not mad" he said as if reading my mind "and neither is Kagome. She seems to believe that you are suitable to know about her. She asked me for my favor as her alpha, that was what that phrase meant. She has decided to entrust her secret to you."
"That's great and all but why aren't you worried about her dying" I asked getting to my feet "you say that you're her friend but you act like her dying isn't a big deal."
"It isn't" he said simply knocking me on my butt thankfully in a chair. I stared at my desktop trying to get my breath back. "Kagome cannot be killed by any weapon" he said causing me to jerk my head up and stare at him. He continued "that means she is immortal from any blade this is because she is, or was, the protector of the Shikon Jewel also known as the Jewel of Four Souls. She is also immune to time. This is because she was sent five hundred years into the past to right the wrong of her pre-incarnation Kikyo, who failed to properly protect the jewel and let it get tainted. She isn't easy to defeat in battle because of the blood she shares with me and because of the training she endured. In a way I guess you could call her the equivalent of the kami. She of course denies that but it is the truth. Never before has such a being walked this realm. Immortal from death and time. Nearly perfect in battle what else could she be?"
I just stared unseeingly at my desk. "I don't understand" I said finally.
He sighed "perhaps I should explain a little better. Tell me what do you know of demons?"
I shook my head "I'm not religious so I don't know anything other than they are supposes to be in hell at least that's what Americans believe."
He snorted "foolish. Demons are beings that are tied to the Earth. They protect it and in return are granted a long life. The strength of the land they protect determines the lifespan of the demon. All demons will live longer than a human that is because our life spans are naturally longer with or without our land." He let that sink in for a moment "demons also assume an animal form. This form represents their connection to the land. Only the strongest of demons, known as daiyouki, can take a human form. I am such a being. That is why I can smell that you were with Kagome and as you call it read your mind."
"You said that you and Kagome share blood are you brother and sister or something" I asked trying to figure it all out "you also called her a miko. I may not know about demons but I know that mikos and monks were the opposite of demons meant to destroy them. So how can you share blood?"
He nodded "a good question. It is true that wielders of holy power, reshi, do tend to be against demons who wield yoki the opposite of reshi. There are those who, against all odds, do not feel the need to destroy. Kagome is a bit different than most mikos being as she isn't set on destroying all demons. She grew up in a time where she was taught to accept everyone regardless of who or what they were. She believed, unlike so many before her, that evil, or the desire to kill and destroy, was a choice for each individual and not something that was based on a race. That is why she hasn't tried to kill me, though I have tried to kill her many times" he smiles at this as if it were a fond memory.
It was probably he seemed like the type who killed for fun "I attempted to kill her the first time I met her. At the time I thought all humans were worthless and disgusting not to mention stupid. She proved me wrong on all accounts in due time. I later met my ward Rin whom was able to open my eyes to the fact that humans as a whole were not all inferior. It is true that the majority are but there are a certain few who are just as worthy as any demon. It also opened my eyes that there were demons that were more inferior than a human. Rin and Kagome both shook my beliefs to their core which is why I'm sitting here talking to you rather than slaughtering ever human in a scenting radius."
Yep I was right he did like killing just for the fun of it. "That doesn't answer my question" I growled.
"We share blood because I, in recognition to her strength preformed a blood bond with her. It is a ritual similar to your 'blood sisters' as Kagome called it. The ritual is how demons allow others not of blood to enter their packs. Demons have animal tendencies but we are not complete animals and we share a similar mind as humans in our desire to be civilized. Demons who are naturally pack animals such as dogs and wolves will still desire a pack and alpha and such. That is why Kagome shares blood with me. She is my beta and I her alpha."
"Ok" I said "that answers why she has your blood. She is immune to time because she was sent back to correct a mistake made by her pre-incarnation. She cannot be killed because she protected a jewel, and she is unbeatable in battle because she was trained harshly and you share blood with her. Demons share traits with animals and their lives are normally tied to the land am I getting it so far" I asked looking up at him.
"Yes though Kagome can be beaten in battle. That is the only mistake you made. Another thing is that Kagome would normally choose not to fight had not what happened to her pack occurred. When I met her she was brave to the point of insanity but she could not fight. She relied upon my brother for that till he was killed."
I nodded knowing what he was talking about. I was having a hard time swallowing this all but I didn't not believe it. I knew all of this to be true. It was to farfetched for it not to be. "Alright I understand that Kagome isn't going to die but I do not think she would want everyone in the Soul Society to know that little fact. I think she would rather not be experimented on and I know that should Kurotsuchi hear about her seeming inability to be killed he would want to do just that."
Sesshomaru nodded thoughtfully as my door swung open. Rangiku stood there out of breath "Captain the execution of Rukia has been moved forward to three days time. The orders say that there will be no further change."
I sighed out loud. "Then it seems that we will have to go to them and see what can be done. I need to check in on Momo as well." I turned to Sesshomaru "I will be nearby if you can think of anything that will help her."
I purposely left my words vague not wanting to pull Rangiku into anything that could end in my own execution. I hope that I'm not doing the wrong thing here I thought as I walked out the door I can only sit back for now and hope that something comes up.
KagomeI really do hope that I haven't guessed wrong I thought. If I had then I may not be getting to see Hitsugaya again. And really being alone was not something I wanted right now. I sighed maybe I shouldn't have acted like that earlier. But if I hadn't then he wouldn't have left to talk to Sesshomaru who I really hoped was there for him to talk to. If it turned out that Rin hadn't survived than I don't think he would be there. She also could have survived but Sesshomaru being the overprotective guy he is wouldn't have wanted to leave his future mate's side so stayed and again wouldn't be there when Hitsugaya need to relay to information and in turn be informed. I groaned I was starting to get a headache from my worrying. I rubbed my temple hoping that I was right and Sesshomaru was there and was able to talk to Hitsugaya and with his help get me the fuck out of this cell.
Sesshomaru knew that the only thing I truly feared was to be locked in a cage of any sort. Married to a man that wanted me to be obedient and quiet would have been a cage as is this damn cell.
"I really need to learn not to think so much" I muttered aloud my mind so clouded with thoughts that I needed to make them verbal.
"You need to fix that talking aloud beta."
My head snapped up to see Sesshomaru standing in front of me with that smirk I hated so much on his lips. I glared at him "it's none of your concern if I talk to myself or not. I don't see you sitting here next to me listening to all my woes as a woman about to die. For crying out loud I haven't even gotten laid yet."
He raised an eyebrow and had he not already known I was still a virgin I would have blushed as it was it was hard not to anyway since I knew that there were guards not far away listening in. Sesshomaru knew that to and played along listening for the code words to be exchanged.
"To bad that you will not have that experience. A pity I find it quiet a nice past time."
I snorted rolling my eyes as I tried not to drool over the thought of him helping me with my problem. "Oh please don't act all high and mighty you get a girl in bed about what once every month?"
An outraged expression covered the laughter I saw in his eyes. We both knew he wouldn't be so unfaithful now that he intended to mate Rin. "Is that jealousy? If you had wanted it so bad I would have been happy to oblige had you but said anything. Of course I doubt that you would have remembered half of what occurred that night anyway."
I dropped my jaw, half in astonishment and half in fake disbelief. I now let myself blush. "You perv! That's gross" I yelled fairly loud.
OMG people I had my grandma beta this chapter. She couldn't help much though since she didn't have a clue what to do. I was a little worried for a moment I mean what would she think if I sent her lemon? I mean come on that just would have been a little weird. And since I would be sending them via email there would be no grantee that she wouldn't send them to my aunt whom I live with. Now that is a scary thought and Laura I don't want to even hear anything about this or your dead. That is a promise as long as my aunt doesn't know it won't hurt me. Also I've decided to put up the responses for Pink Ice chapter 8 down here.
Kaitlyn- you can't hate me anymore!
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Watch who you piss off- read this story and you shall find out.
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Thaliran- first off I just want to say that is the coolest name I've found on this site. Second yes there is more and the relationship between Sesshy and Kags is not something I came up with it is often used by authors of the pairing.
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