Chapter 1: But it's dark out there!
Disclaimer: I do not own the anime Inuyash, however I own this plot so you know :P
"Inuyasha!" Kagome said sweetly, a large grin apparent on her face as she skipped towards the hanyou. "Can I ask a favour of my bestest friend in the whole wide world"she poked out her bottom lip and gave him her very best puppy dog eyes. Inuyasha stared at the girl with a curious expression before nodding "Keh of course wench what'd ya want" he said grufly from his seat in sacred tree.
Kagome smiled even wider, "well you see at souta's school theres this thing called a summer holiday its where you don't have to go to school for a set amount of time and mama asked if maybe he could... come to the feudal era with me" she finished the last part with a meek voice.
Inuyasha didn't reply he only stared a her with an aggitated expression "you're kidding right" he said while jumping down from the tree to stand in front of her. "No I'm not, she thinks he'd love it, plus with how powerful you're I have no doubt you'd be able to protect both of us" It was obvious the miko was trying to stroke his ego into saying yes.
"No" he said turning and jumping back in the tree, Kagome's expression dropped and she frowned "that's it no explanation as to why?" she said upset the the immature answer. "You heard me no, the brat is way too young to look after himself around demons if we get seperated and anyway I have a hard enough time looking after your weak ass" He said lazily, suddenly his head snapped to the left and he leapt off the tree into the distance.
Kagome looked up to see her hanyou friend gone, 'he must have seen one of kikyou's soul collectors' she thought to her self sadly. She suddenly felt very lonely, they had taken a break from shard hunting, the reason being it had been nearly a month since they found a new shard. While they took this break Sango went back to visit her village taking Shippou and Kilala with her,while Miroku went to visit his grandfathers grave. Leaving Kagome and Inuyasha alone in the village edo, well now it was just Kagome.
Sighing the young miko considered going inside the Kaeda's hut and going to sleep 'Inuyasha why are you brash about everything!' she mentaly scolded her friend. She sighed yet again and looked around the moon was bright tonight and the night of the new moon wasn't very far away ' I hope Inuyasha runs off to Kikyou on that night and get eaten by bear youkai!' Kagome giggled at the thought of her actually having to save Inuyasha's ass for once.
'I'm not tired so there isn't really a point in going to bed' the young priestess thought for a moment ' a walk will be nice and maybe a bath, that's exactly what I'll do to cool down, nice and relaxing' with that thought she trotted off towards the forest bow and arrows in one hand school bag in the other._"Ahhhh so nice" Kagome moaned as she slid deeper into the warm water, hair pinned to the top of her head in a messy bun. 'Just what the docter ordered she said blissfully completly content that was until she heard voices in the distance. Listening closely she tried to make out the familiar sounding voices.
"Jaken-sama, Jaken-sama look what Rin picked for Sesshomaru-sama for when he gets back" the adorable voice said cheerfully. "Lowly ningen stop bothering me I'm trying to start a fire" the hideous Kappa youkai screeched at the top of his lungs. The little girl however was not bothered as she continued to trot around the youkai as though he said nothing.
Kagome let a smile grace her lips as she got out of the hot springs and got dressed. 'Hmmm maybe I'll ask Rin-chan if she wants some company tonight seeing as Jaken is rude lato her', she suddenly sweat dropped 'eh oh wait theres always the issue of Sesshomaru coming back and beheading be for being in aquaintance with Inuyasha'.
Kagome went to leave and go back to Edo when she heard Rins cheerful voice "Kagome-sam!" Rin squealed excitedly, Kagome turned quickly and saw the little girl running towards her with lightning speed. Kagome let out a puff of air as the little child threw herself at her. "Hi Rin how are you this evening"
"Rin is good, Rin is waiting for Sesshomaru-sama to get back" she exclaimed happily. Kagome pet her head "how long has he been gone" Kagoome asked with a raised eyebrow 'he's never too far away for too long' "and where are ah-un don't they usually stay to protect you in case of an emergency?" Rin nodded "Yup but its breeding season- whatever that is- so Sesshomaru-sama took them to the Youkai dragon breeding grounds!" Rin explained to the curious Miko.
Kagome nodded smiling "Ah I see so-" she was cut off by Jaken who had apparently finally noticed her attempting to hit her with his staff. Kagome turned around angrily "What was tht for you ugly pile of swamp slum!" Kagome screeched angrily grabbing the staff from his hands and hitting him with it, the kappa fell forward with a yell before jumping right back up to grab the staff which was now convineantly being held by the miko just out of grasping distance. Leaping desperatly he tried to reach it as the two giggling girls just lifted it out of his reach yet again
"W-why you stupid ningen brat-" Jaken was stopped short of his speech by a foot kicking him hard in the back forcing him to land a few metres away. "That is enough Jaken" came and icy tone from the prince of ice himself, Kagome and Rin both looked up slowly to see the Lord of the Western Lands in all his glory- with a rather agitated look on his normaly impassive face staring down at both of them. "Sesshomaru-sama!" Rin squeeled happy to have her saviour back and safe from hid venture.
Reaching down he pet the young child on the head as she hugged his leg, slowly he looked towards Kagome with a raised brow "Miko where is this one's half brother?" he inquiredstill looking rather agitated- which from past refrences was never a good thing.
Looking right back at the TaiYoukai staring into his golden eyes she frowned "he went looking for Kikyou Sesshomaru-sama" she answered without missing a beat although the sad look in her eyes was ahrd to miss. "Hn" He answered his face returning to its normal stotic state. Kagome turned quickly intending to leave and head back to Edo for the second time when his voice stopped her "and where is it you think you're going?" he asked moving Rin towards the fire as he sat down at the base of a tree.
"Well back to Inuysha sprung to mind but if I have anywhere else to be please do tell me" she said with a rather petulant attitude, she would have had her hands on her hips if it weren't for the fact she was still holding her bag in one hand and her... "where are my bow and arrows" she demanded distressed as she looked around franticly for her only weapon to protect herself with on the walk back. It was nowhere to be found she sighed for upteenth time today why did she have such rotten luck!
"You Miko will not adress this Sesshomaru in such an informal way as for your bow and arrows this one belives that he saw two honey badger Youkai running away with it" He said a slight smirk quirking its way at the corner of his mouth. The young woman-child before him groaned and allowed her head to roll back on her shoulders giving him ample view of her beautiful neck. His eyes flashed red for a second, normally such actions would prove of no consequence to him however she was pack and alpha female at that therfore she had a rather different effect on him as did Rin he did treat her as though she was not worth the dirt beneath his feet, no, he treated her as though she was his own pup.
" Well then this has been lovely and I'm so happy I coud spend some quality time with you, Sesshomaru-sama however it is time for me to take my leave she said walking into the forest acting rather strangely, suddenly she came running back not even a minute later. "Nope can't do it, nope there was a scary noise something was going to attack me I know it, best I stay here for the night you know family time and all that all right, okay!" she said very quickly looking extremly bothered by the woods and the fact she had nor a weapon or her protector as she took a seat next to Rin by the fire dropping her bag to her side as she sat.
Rin burst out laughing while Sesshomaru continued to stare at her with a raised brow "your antics are rather amusing woman have you ever considered becoming a personal jester for a lord you'd be quite succsesful" Sesshomaru looked her up and down from where she sat the first thing any lord or man full stop would think apon seeing her is rutting her 'silence' well it's the first thing we thought of, if she hadn't been with the hanyou we might have actually done it 'this one comands silence!' getting no reply from his inner beast he'deducted that the argument was over. Apon deciding to let the female stay within his pack until his disgrace of a half-brother showed up to collect her he made a noise in the back of his throat demanding attention.
"Woman you will stay in this Sesshomaru's presense and eye-sight until the half breed comes and claims you" he said coldly. Kagome's jaw dropped as she turned to him 'he's going to let me stay as... pack until Inuyasha comes back?' The demon in question was busy reading a scroll as his ward fell asleep in the arms of the young miko._
It had been three hours since Rin fell asleep although kagome tried she just couldn't go to sleep looking over to her right she noticed Sesshomaru was still reading some old scrolls that lay around him, shifting slightly she let the small child slip onto her bedding as she stood. Briefly Sesshomaru looked up at her as she walked towards him before settling down next to him and smiling brightly at him he however looked just as impassive as ever as her nosying.
"Miko did you need something from this Sesshomaru's person, would you like this one to force you into unconsciousness so that you can rest or are you just going to irritate his person?" he said all coldly though for some strange reason Kagome could pick up humour underlaying in his question. "W-well I-I was just going to ask you if you wanted some company and I wanted to say thank you for letting me stay the night in your camp" she said softly fiddling with her hands in her lap.
"Hn, It is to be belived that this Sesshomaru said you're to stay within your Alphas line of vision until your dear mutt comes to collect you therefore you will be staying her until I say different" he still did not look up from his scroll infact he didn't even seem to physicaly acknowledge her presence at all. Nodding curtly kagome blew a rasberry then looked over the TaiYoukai's shoulder careful of his deadly sharp armour however he continued to ignore her.
Kagome puffed out her cheeks before turning and walking back to where Rin lay to try and get some sleep much to the obvious amusement of the Inu-Youkai she could not. "Miko something is bothering you is it not?" Kagome nodded 'of course now he feels like talking' she thought as she sat up looking at him. "This Sesshomaru does not read minds suprisingly it is outside his capabilities so you will have to enlighten this one on your dilema" he was what some would call making small talk well attempting to atleast.
"You don't want to hear about my relationship problems Sesshomaru-sama don't worry about it" she said sighing softly. "Are you and the mutt not having some difficulties regarding your future mating?" he asked almost happily, almost. Blushing furiously she gasped "W-we weren't ever going to mate!" she hissed obviously extremly embarassed at the notion, Inuyasha was like a brother to her, an annoying pain in the ass, son of a bitch, no good, dirty liar of a brother that she seriously needed to sit until to cows come home brother, but still a brother and she didn't want to see him lose his life to Kikyou he already lost 50 years of it pinned to sacred tree and now Kikyou wanted the rest of it, it just wasn't fair.
"You and the Hanyou were never courting? it was to this ones belief by the way he acted so over protective that you were, and this Sesshomaru never gets anything wrong" he said in an extremly rare jokitive way it felt foreign on his toung to talk in such mannerisims however it seemed to lift the woman-child's mood. She laughed happily the sound reminded him of the bell on his mothers collar from when he was youger. His mother like most Inu-Bitches wore a collar that was given to them by their mate titling the as alpha female in their pack but still below the alpha himself. Hmm if she isn't courting the hanyou this means that she has no claim on her which means 'this one can take her' ah so you're finally giving in and admitting that shes our mate 'It has always been accepted however she was seemingly courting the hanyou therefore making her someone elses bitch and territory, This one is not lowely enough to steal from another male' But now she can be ours we'll tell the hanyou we're now her protector due to pack rules because he left her alone when she is unable to fight for herself and that by law makes him unfit to protect her 'the only problem is getting the idea past her incase you're forgetting she has a long history of being headstong even towards her alphas' only because she has never been put in her place.
During the Inu's inner monologue the miko that was being thoroughly discussed between the two, fell asleep finally, noticing this the TaiYoukai let a smile dust his lips gently at the gentle angelic look that blessed her face. She was beautiful this much was obvious with long wavy raven hair ending at her waist just, The softest brown eyes he had ever seen with glimmers of golden like the sun in them, the way they suddenly became so fiery when someone insulted her or anyone she considered a friend or even a complete stranger she would not stand for it whether she was putting herself in harm or not, she always stood for what was seen as right in her eyes.
Her body could only be described as that of a woman pefectly developed in every curve and corner, her hips perfect for birthing heirs and gripping while we pou- 'must you be so disgusting all the time? there is a way of complimenting her without being absolutely degrading towards her person' I'm not being degrading! You're not appreciative enough of our bitch and how beautiful she is 'This Sesshomaru should not need to remind you and him share the same mind, therforeyou know full well that this one is very often distrated by her seductive body!' Never the less you hve never spoken to her as though she is as perfect as she is 'rest now! beforeI throw you back in your cage where you belong'.