Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the characters from Inuyasha.
A/N: This is a story that was inspired by my one shot Dreams? The one shot will be in this story, but it will be changed a bit, so you don't have to read it, but you can if you want. Well, on with the story :D.
Sacrifices
Chapter 1
Sesshomaru looked down at the human child he let follow him for reasons he himself still did not know, "Rin." He spoke emotionless to the girl who looked up at him with joy filled eyes, "Release my leg, we are leaving."
The child obeyed him immediately and ran off to find the annoying imp thing called Jaken. Sesshomaru sighed inwardly and turned to start walking away when the wind blew sending the sent of his half brother's woman his way. What could she be doing alone in this forest? He asked as a passing thought and walked out of the clearing that he was in with his ward and adviser.
He walked a few minutes when a cry pierced the air. "LLLOOORRRDDD SSSEEESSSHHHOOOMMMAAARRRUU!!!" It was the cry of his ward, Rin. The demon lord let out a low menacing growl when he sensed Inuyasha, only it wasn't the half-breed Inuyasha, he had pathetically let his beast take control of him.
If he hurts what is mine I will kill him! Sesshomaru's inner beast yelled at him.
Shut up! He demanded at his beast as he ran as fast as his demon legs would let him. It only took him a few seconds to reach the child that was pinned against a tree with the red eyed Inuyasha standing over her with hate and rage in his aura. Inuyasha had his arm pulled back and was about to claw at the small child.
"NO! INUYASHA!" Kagome screamed as she jumped in front of the demon possessed Inuyasha grabbing Rin to protect her. Inuyasha's claws came down on the miko's back causing her to cry out in pain.
Sesshomaru growled angrily at the fact that his half brother had tried to kill Rin. Said hanyou turned to look at Sesshomaru, only his eyes were the normal golden color and held shock, anger, and sadness in them. Before Inuyasha had a chance to think Sesshomaru had thrown him into a nearby tree causing it to snap in half.
The hanyou simply sat there staring at the woman he had claimed to love that was dying by his hand.
Sesshomaru knelt over the dying girl that still had a hold of Rin. He grabbed the miko's shoulder and moved her so that she was looking up at him. There was a soft cry of pain from the miko and Sesshomaru realized that he had grabbed one of the claw marks. He pulled his hand away from the human girl, disgust in his eyes at the fact that her blood now stained his hand. Suddenly he felt an odd sensation throughout his body and a great deal of pain from where his left arm would have been if it had not been cut off by Inuyasha at their father's tomb. He looked down to see that his arm had regrown due to the healing power that the miko held.
A small cough brought Sesshomaru's attention back to said miko. The Taiyoukai watched as the miko's light brown eyes slowly lost their life and listened as her heart beat slowed. Rin too sat next to Kagome with tears in her eyes for the woman that was dying because she had saved the small child.
"Is....Rin.... Safe......?" Kagome asked the demon lord Sesshomaru as she felt her life slowly slipping from her. She knew that she wouldn't be alive much longer and she needed to know if the girl she had sacrificed her life for was safe from the demon possessed Inuyasha.
Sesshomaru simply nodded at the miko. Kagome smiled and closed her eyes as her heart gave in to the pain she had surly been feeling. Sesshomaru stood and started to walk over to Inuyasha who had his face covered by his hair, but was stopped by a tug on his hikkamas.
He looked down to see Rin with a tear stricken face, "Lord Sesshomaru, please save Lady Kagome." She begged him in between sobs.
"Why is that?" He asked the child coldly.
Rin gasped at his hard tone and started to cry harder, "She.....She saved......me......" She sniffled out.
Sesshomaru looked over at Inuyasha who was now standing, looking at the dead woman, "Kagome.... I'm sorry...." He whispered before running of at full speed.
Sesshomaru growled, he wanted to chase after the stupid mutt and kill him for attempting to kill those under his protection, but if he did that would leave Rin alone and the smell of death would be sure to draw demon's in.
"Lord.....Sesshomaru?" Rin asked when he didn't move for a minute.
Sesshomaru looked down at the girl that was looking up at him expectantly. There was no way that he could leave the miko dead with Rin standing there, it would make her hate him. Something else he didn't understand about the child was why, when everyone else avoided him, did she cling to him so badly.
He sighed inwardly as he turned to the miko, drawing his sword Tenseiga at the same time. He watched as the beings of the underworld chained the miko's body, preparing to drag her soul away. With one swift movement the beings were destroyed and the chains shattered.
A few minutes after this Kagome opened her eyes slowly. "Wha-" She asked herself as she sat up.
"Your friends are that way." Sesshomaru said pointing to the east and walking away from the newly revived girl.
A/N: I know that this chapter is short, but it is how the first chapter goes. The second chapter will be longer I promise :D. Please review and let me know what you thought, even if it is a bad review... No flames please.
Rated for what is to come ;)
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