Skylar

Naraku merely smirked as Kagura's face went blank. Choose where she gets to die? She didn't think of that as much of a punishment. Her mind dove deep into thought as she tried to think of where she might die that would make her happy. She did not know what to say.

Then the image of Sesshoumaru bringing the panther demons back to life passed through her mind. Maybe if she asked him… Maybe he'd bring her back to life? If Sesshoumaru brought her back to life, she wouldn't be under Naraku's control anymore, and she'd have her heart. She'd be free. Who knows, maybe she could even convince Sesshoumaru to let her travel with him and Rin.

"Se-….Um.." She tried to think of a way to phrase this so Naraku wouldn't be able to figure out her plan. Didn't she see Sesshoumaru and Rin in the Field of Ignorance when she was trying to escape?

"In the Field of Ignorance…." She said, trying not to sound hopeful.

"The Saimyousho will sting you when you get there." Naraku said, sounding quite like he didn't care in the slightest bit.

Kagura looked down, then nodded. She glanced at Kanna as she walked out of the room, without bowing to Naraku, and looked up at the sky when she got to the courtyard. She silently thought to herself, "Maybe today I'll get my chance at freedom."

She let her raven black hair out of it's messy bun and let it fall around her shoulders, and as she did so, she pulled that infamous white feather out of her hair. She held the feather up in the air, and in a puff of smoke, she was high in the sky, sitting very unladylike on a large, white feather that was floating slowly through the air.

"I might aswell take my time getting there. Why should I rush there when I'm just going to die anyways…" She whispered to herself. Her blood red hues were focused on the ground, as she watched everything pass her by. She was going so much slower than normal, but it seemed too fast. Once in a while her hair, shining in the sunlight, would blow in her face. She didn't bother to brush it away. Rather, she merely closed her eyes and enjoyed the feeling of wind.

Then she saw him far below her.

She stopped her feather in midflight. He'd already left the Field of Ignorance. "Oh, to hell with it. Naraku doesn't know about Tenseiga." And with those words, she lowered towards the ground, in front of Lord Sesshoumaru. Once she was five feet above the ground, a puff of smoke surrounded her again, and her feather appeared in her frail hand as she fell gracefully to her feet.

Sesshoumaru stopped in his tracks as the wind sorceress landed in front of him. He didn't seem surprised to see her. Whenever he felt her presence in the area, she almost always came to him and asked if he'd kill Naraku. You did see slight surprise in his golden hues when one of the Saimyousho that had been following her stung her, though.

Kagura winced as the poisonous insect stung her, then watched as it flew away. She looked back at Sesshoumaru. "Please…Help me…I know you can't get rid of the poison, but…I saw you bring the hyouneko back to life…"

He'd never actually heard pleading in this woman's voice. She really didn't want to die.

"Please…When I die, please bring me back to life…It's my only chance at freedom…And I know you don't care what happens to me…But please…"

Sesshoumaru wasn't sure what to say to her.

Kagura fell to her knees. Her immune system wasn't very good at slowing down the Saimyousho's poison.

"As you wish…" He said in a monotone voice.

She smiled weakly at him, before falling over. Sesshoumaru caught her before her head hit the ground, then slowly let her down to the ground. He pulled Tenseiga out of its sheath, and it pulsed as the demons that were after her soul appeared in his vision. He lightly swung Tenseiga at them, killing them. A little light surrounded her, and he heard her heart slowly start beating in her chest. So, he sheathed his sword, and knelt down next to her. Not even a hint of Naraku's scent was on her.

Kagura subconciously was the happiest person in the world. She was still unconcious, but somehow, she'd realized she had a heart beat. Her lips curved into a smile and she turned her head slightly, her eyes still closed.

Sesshoumaru lifted her off the ground and started carrying her bridal-style to where Ah-Un, Rin, and Jaken were. Why he was carrying her back with him, he had no idea.

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A/N: Okay. I'm pretending Sesshoumaru has his arm back. XD It's hard enough having him fight with only one arm, but carrying someone with one arm? . That's like trying to play the Cello with one hand. XD So…Yeah. I'm hoping I can actually go past two chapters on this one. I can never seem to stay on one subject. My GOD Gollum is insane. :Watches Return of the King.: …..:Cough: See what I mean? XD Okay. The next chapter shall be about Kagura getting to know Sesshoumaru-sama and Rin a bit… Wickedly exciting, eh? Oh, and since I tend to write rather short chapters, I shall try to post two at a time. Oooh! The talking trees are on::Goes back to watching Return of the King:

Rikku