Chapter1: Deep Sorrow
She looked at herself in the mirror. She saw herself as a hideous beast that just took over. She looked down at her hands. The claws she just finished filing, grew back. The stripes on her wrists wouldn't fade away, no matter how hard she tried to cover them. She looked back into the mirror, her long silver hair and the stripes on her cheeks showed her the proof she couldn't deny. She was full Inu-youkai.
The smell of salt assaulted her nose as she started to cry. She covered her face with her hands as she sagged against the bathroom door, sobbing.
"How could you do this to me, Inuyasha? I loved you!" She whispered to herself through her hands. She stopped crying as she heard her mother coming to the bathroom door.
"Kagome, are you ok?" She said softly.
"Yeah momma, if it's ok, I would rather eat in my room tonight." Kagome said.
"OK sweetie, I'll bring up your tray in a minute."
"K, thanks." said Kagome. As she got up off the floor, Kagome glanced in the mirror. "I guess this is as good as it's going to get." She muttered as she opened the bathroom door, and walked toward her bedroom.
Kagome was concentrating so hard on not crying, that she didn't notice someone behind her.
Sesshoumaru watched her impatiently as she looked in the mirror. He could smell her tears through her intoxicating scent. The smell of lavender, roses and musk were almost overwhelming him, making him loose his focus on his mission. He shook his head angrily and concentrated on job he appointed himself for: how to abduct a Inu-youkai priestess.
'Come on! Turn away from the blasted window!' he thought angrily.
He was brought out of his thoughts as he heard a voice from the house, calling to her. She answered back and got up off the floor. She took one more glance at her reflection before muttering something and leaving the bathroom.
"Finally, she left." He said quietly before hopping out of the tree and into the bathroom. He followed her down the hall, waiting for his moment to strike. His tail slowly slithered forward as he neared. Right before she turned to go into her room, his tail lashed out and around her frame. Before she could take a breath to scream, his clawed hand came from behind and covered her mouth, pulling her body up against his. She struggled as hard as she could, but a familiar, but not a place-able, cold voice stopped her.
"If you don't want to watch your family die, you will stop struggling, and you will stop now." He growled menacingly. He felt her still immediately, and her head nod. He loosened his grip a little, but didn't let go of her. He quickly, but quietly, went back down the hall and in the bathroom. He effortlessly picked her up off her feet with his tail and carried her away from her home. As they flew away, he felt her hot tears run down his hand as she was forced to have her back arched up against his chest as they floated into the sky.
After they were away from civilization, he slowly put his hand down from her mouth.
She just stood there, wondering who was holding her prisoner. She slowly moved forward. She didn't want to know who this was or why he had kidnapped her. All she wanted to do was go home so; she struggled against the fluff holding her captive.
He sighed with little patience and tightened his grip more and more, knowing she would slowly show defeat, and stop. A moment or so later, just as he predicted, she stopped struggling.
"What are you going to do with me?" She whispered so softly that he almost didn't hear her ask the question.
"You are going to be my house guest." He said as if it was an obvious thing.
"Will I ever see my family again?" She said, once more, in a soft whisper.
"Well, that depends on you."
He expected her to argue but she didn't respond. He knew she was holding her tongue.
They were flying for what felt like hours, passing scenery like a jet flying across the sky. He noticed her drooping in his grip. He slowly lifted his tail off the ground and loosened it enough to let her cuddle deep enough into it to keep herself warm and to breathe. In moments she was fast asleep with a sad smile on her lips. He frowned at this, wondering what could make her so unhappy. He didn't think that it was his kidnapping her, because the feeling of the sorrow was here long before he took her, it was more her fiery spirit was gone. It was as if a deep sorrow was surrounding her and she was allowing herself to be suffocated in it.
As he looked up from her sleeping form, his mansion came into view. Even though it was still a long ways away, he could make out Inuyasha's bright red kimono and Jaken, as usual, running away from Inuyasha as he was getting whacked over the head with the sheath of his sword. He smirked slightly, out of amusement and out of Kagome moving in his tail and her breath tickling his fur. After a moment of pondering, he decided to take her strait to her room and not face his brother till later.
He flew off to the side of the mansion, to his balcony. He landed and started to walk towards the bedroom door when he heard a slamming door and her stirring in the blanket of fur. He froze and moved his tail in front of him, hoping that she would turn over and go back to sleep. No such luck.
She turned over and murmured, "It feels like I'm on a fluffy cloud….." He, not thinking, tapped her shoulder and she said a little louder, "Not now Sesshoumaru, I -" She realized what she was saying and sat up bolt right with a shriek of, "SESSHOUMARU!!" and fell on the floor.
She groaned as she got up off the floor and stared at him wide eyed whispering, "Oh no. This isn't happening there aren't supposed to be any demons in my world. Their all supposed to be dead. You're supposed to be dead!!" She finished, screaming and pointing an accusing finger at him.
He glared at her and took a step toward her. Kagome panicked. Every rational thought was gone and instinct kicked in. She looked around wildly like a trapped animal trying to find an escape route. Her form started changing.
"What's happening to me?" She whispered looking up at him before her eyes turned red. Her skin started turning into long fur. Her ears were getting fluffy and pointed like Inuyasha's. Her long silver hair turned into a main of even more fur as her face turned into a large dogs face and her body changed into the dog shape as well. Her royal purple stripes marked her cheeks and at the bottom of each leg.
"Crap." He muttered as she transformed into her demon like form. "I didn't expect her to transform. She didn't change when I abducted her, so why did she change now?" He transformed into his demon like form too; just in case she tried anything stupid like attacking him.
She immediately put her ears back and averted her eyes, glancing at him from time to time. He watched in amusement for a minute and then walked around her. He inspected her form and all the while enjoying how uncomfortable he was making her. He came back around in front of her and sat down. She hesitated for a moment before slowly coming towards him. He watched her sniff his paw, then she slowly moved her way up until she reached his face. She sniffed his nose and then licked it. He pulled a way in surprise. Unfortunately for her that startled her enough that she jumped and landed on the bed which surprised her even more and made her fall off the other side and ended up making him laugh. It almost didn't sound like a laugh, so it took her a moment to realize that he wasn't growling at her. With hearing him laugh she looked up over the bed at him. He was still laughing when she came around the bed and stopped in front of him.
As she sat there, her demon blood finally calmed her down, found nothing threatening in the room and receded back into dormancy, making her change back into her human-like form.
He watched her transform back and did the same, still chuckling at the little scene she had made. He walked towards her once more sobering back into his usual self.
"Come, I'll take you to your room." He said to her as he passed. She watched his retreating form before following him. They went out of his room and right across the hall to hers'. He opened the door and motioned for her to go in. She hesitated and slowly made her way into the bedroom, darting a glance at Sesshoumaru as she went by.
She gasped as her eyes took in the beautiful room. It was bigger then the whole upstairs of her house, it had paintings of stories of past dog demons and their lives on the walls. She noticed that one of the walls weren't finished as it depicted Sesshoumaru's life. The bed was made of walnut and had decorative designs carved on it. The sheets were made of the finest silk and were the perfect color to contrast with the walls. The floor was a beautiful, unstained cheery wood. In one corner was a desk and in the middle of one wall were French doors that led out to the balcony. Underneath the windows was a couch with a little coffee table in front. On the opposite wall was a giant wardrobe with kimonos and other clothing to wear if the kimono wasn't appropriate. Near the wardrobe there was a door that led to her personal bathroom.
He watched her gape at the large room with a smirk on his face, knowing that she was too surprised to say anything at the moment. He stood up straight from leaning up against the doorframe, and stood next to her and asked softly, "Is all well?"
She slowly turned to stare at him and nodded her head slowly.
"Good. I'll have Demetra come and bring you dinner and you can eat in your room. You will stay in your room. Inuyasha is still alive, unfortunately, and I don't want him to see you. I will come and get you at 8:00 A.M. I will let Demetra know what you will be wearing. She will help you take a bath in the morning. Is that clear?" He asked like a father telling his daughter what she was allowed to do while she's grounded.
She looked at him surprised but just nodded her head and watched him leave the room. As the door shut behind her, she felt herself sag to the floor and hug herself around her middle. She felt alone and wished she was in her own room and in her own bed, sleeping. She felt like she didn't belong here. Like she was out of place, like when she was in the feudal era. She never did quite belong even though she was accepted. As these thoughts started wondering to Inuyasha, she heard someone knock on her door. She jumped to her feet and before she could open the door, she heard arguing outside it.
"My Lord Inuyasha, you're not aloud in there!"
"Why aren't I, Demetra? It's my house too isn't it?" Said Inuyasha, clearly angry at not getting what he wanted like a two year old.
"Lord Sesshoumaru has a special guest and she is not to be disturbed." Demetra said sternly.
"Oh, it's a woman huh? What's he going to do with her?"
"I'm sorry Lord Inuyasha, but I'm not at liberty to say."
"Well, I guess I'll figure it out then, wont I?" As he said this he turned and started to open the door. Kagome quickly held the door shut and tried to lock it; but Inuyasha had the handle turned and was pushing the door as hard as he could while Demetra was telling him to stop. She couldn't hold the door any longer. She let go of the door right when he gave the door a solid kick. She stood there, staring at him.
"Kagome, is that you?" He whispered, uncertainly, taking a step toward her.
Her eyes went wide and she took several steps back, whispering his older brothers' name frantically.
As if on cue, Sesshoumaru entered the room from her balcony, glaring at Inuyasha as he walked to Kagome. "Are you ok, Kagome?" He asked softly. She glanced at Inuyasha before looking at Sesshoumaru. Once she saw Sesshoumaru's face, she burst into tears and fell onto his chest, sobbing about Inuyasha breaking down the door and not ever wanting to see his face again.
Sesshoumaru just stood there for a minute, not sure what to do. He felt his instincts kick in and wrapped his arms around her. She hiccupped and buried her face deeper into his Kimono and tried to calm her breathing. Sesshoumaru softly ran his fingers through her hair and rocked a little bit, trying to get her to calm down.
After a few moments her breathing slowed and she cried herself to sleep on his shoulder. He looked down at her and then he glared at Inuyasha that clearly said that he was in big trouble. Sesshoumaru picked up Kagome bridal style and took her to his room where he laid her down in the blood red, silk sheets and covered her with the black comforter. He moved a stray hair out of her face before turning to leave and go tell Inuyasha off for disobeying his orders. He felt a small hand grab his hand and tighten its hold. He turned back and looked down at Kagome who was still half asleep. He heard her beg softly; "Don't leave me! Don't leave me here by myself. Please!"
Before he could do or say anything she sat up enough to pull him down next to her and wrap her arms around his torso so he couldn't leave. He watched her fall back to sleep and fell asleep himself as he wrapped his arms around her and rested his chin on top of her head he sensed an unusual feeling from deep inside his heart. And wondered what it was.