Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the other characters. I do
however own any and all of the characters that I made up.
AN: I have decided that Sesshomaru will have two arms in this story. I understand that he is without his left arm in the anime/manga, however it is a nuisance to continue working around his handicap. Plus, I'm sure it will allow you easier visualizing, because when you think of a person, it is usually with two arms instead of one. Happy reading!^^
So it Would Seem.
A Small Confrontation
It was only a few hours before dawn. Even in the darkness, you could see the white streak zipping past the foreign lands. It didn't take demon's eyes to see it, even though only demons' eyes would be up at this hour of the morning. The blurry white line stopped abruptly at the front gate of the castle. There was one thing on the visitors mind, and that was to take something he needed; and fast. It seemed that the 'visitor' knew the grounds, and was making no stops to look at the beautiful architecture that made up the castle, or the magnificent paintings that lined the walls. As he strode quickly up to the bedroom of the Demon Lord of the Southern Lands, you could almost see the smile on his face. (Unfortunately, he doesn't smile, hence the word "almost".) He slid open the thin door that separated him from the one he wished to speak with. It smashed into the wall, sending shards of it everywhere. He had the demon lord's throat in his hand before the door could even touch the wall, his feet dangling more than an inch off the ground.
"You bastard. You dare think you can get out of swindling me? You will pay with your life. Now die." He said as poison began to escape from his claws.
"Heh. Do you think I am a fool? I knew you would come here as soon as you found out. Anikati! Shobo! Bring them all out!" his lordship shouted. The demon holding the lord dropped him immediately, turning around to face 40 high-ranking demon officers.
"Well now, it seems to me that you have met your match, *oh great demon lord*." His highness replied to the current situation at hand. He turned to see his mate standing in the doorway. She looked gingerly at the bed to where she usually resides at night, to see an imitation in her place.
'Damnit, he really did know of my arrival. He even hid his mate from harm's way.' He smirked inwardly. 'Well if he goes out on his part of the bargain, then I will have to teach him a lesson.' His amber eyes gleamed at some of the things he could do. But, he knew all to well that the Demon Lord of the Southern Lands took great pride in his daughter. He bet that the lord would be so sure of catching him in his room that he would only put up a fortress there. The most protection that he could guarantee was probably a few guards outside her room. The man is so naïve, that he probably wouldn't want any of them inside, in case they had something else on their mind besides guarding.
"Well, it was a pleasure, but I fear it is time for me to leave. I doubt this will be the last time I see you. In fact, I can almost guarantee it." The "it" hung in mid air as the man who said it was gone.
"Oh, Karniosuke. what about our daughter?!" his mate screamed.
"Don't worry, my love. I have means of protecting her." The lord said quietly. Little did he know that the demon had already disabled the 'means of protection'.
He opened the door to the Karniosuke's daughter's bedroom, walking in quietly and hearing the 'thump' of seven guards behind him.
'For someone who treasures his daughter so dearly, he certainly doesn't have a very good defense.'
"Sesshomaru! You bastard! I gonna kill you for all of the trouble you've caused here!" said a very pissed off Inuyasha, who emerged from the shadows.
'What?! Inuyasha? Why didn't I pick up his scent?'
"Inuyasha? I thought you didn't even want to be here!" Kagome piped up, emerging from the same shadow as Inuyasha, Shippo not far behind her.
'I see, it is one of those 'scent shields'. I wonder who else is hiding behind it?' Sesshomaru mused as yet another appeared from behind it.
"I hope you're happy now, you two. You just woke her up." Sango replied to all the ruckus as she, Kagome, Shippo and Inuyasha looked over to the bed to see a frightened child in the corner. Inuyasha's jaw dropped.
"All this time we've been protecting an infant? I thought it was someone. well, older." He said, his eye twitching.
"Miroku will not be happy about this." Shippo sighed. It was then that Miroku chose to leave the shield. He took a look at the 'beautiful daughter' once again. Double take. No way in hell is that a baby!
"B-baby?" Miroku stuttered.
'I don't have time for this. I need to get out with the girl while I only have these fools to deal with. If the demon officers come, then I might have a bit of difficulty.' He thought as he used his ungodly speed to pick up the child from where she sat and attempted to leave, but was stopped by Inuyasha's sword.
"Where do ya think you're goin'?" he asked, his smirk never faulting. Sesshomaru looked at the door with his expressionless face, but his mind was spinning. He was running out of time. He could hear the officers closing in. From what he saw earlier, they were carrying poison spears. That could prove fatal if more than five entered the blood stream. Sesshomaru raised his hand up in the air, the child dangling helplessly by its leg. If it fell, it would certainly hurt its self. That would have to do for the time being. He let go of her, only to watch a green/white something catch her. Kagome. Inuyasha's wench. The sound of the officers was growing closer. He was out of time. Sesshomaru picked up the child again, only this time there was a small something attached to her. That 'small something' was Kagome. He didn't have time to shake her off; in fact, he grabbed on to her waist, slung her over his shoulder, and ran out of the room. This was something Inuyasha didn't expect. Momentarily paralyzed over the quick turn of events, he stood there his mouth open and his eyes wide. He quickly recovered, though, jumping into action. 'Damnit! I'm too late!' He thought as he reached the doorway to find it empty. He was furious! The nerve of that demon, stealing *his* shard detector! Now he had something else to use against him: he. stole. Kagome!
(Kagome's POV)
As I saw Sesshomaru let go of Lord Karniosuke's daughter, I thought my heart would stop. *How could he drop something so innocent?* I ran as fast as my legs would take me. I had to catch her, I just had to! I dived in to get her, catching her just before she hit the floor. *Wow. Just like the movies.* I completed by doing an awkward tumble-role, and having to pull my skirt down. Man, I hate that skirt- can't even stay down in a light breeze. I sighed in relief, glad that I had caught her. I was about to go back to Inuyasha, as Sesshomaru picked me up by the waist and flung me over his shoulder. The nerve of that guy! I gave an "Eep!" of surprise as he ran unnaturally fast out the door. Actually, it was kinda exhilarating, watching everything in a blur. *What am I saying?! It's Sesshomaru we're talking about here!* The young demoness was beginning to cry and for some reason, my left leg seemed heavier than my right. We had made it out of the castle alive, and Sesshomaru seemed to be slowing down considerably. I suppose it's all of the extra weight. I look up to see the castle getting smaller. All of a sudden, Sesshomaru tosses me into the air to catch me bridal style, the child still in my arms and the weight from my leg temporarily gone to reappear on my stomach. It was Shippo! I was so happy! I look back at the castle to see something zooming right at me! It was a spear of some kind.
"Eep!" I yell. Sesshomaru looks at me for a moment before moving his arm in the path of the spear! He looked very ill after receiving the blow, and after that one, had gotten about seven more in the back of his legs. Talk about crash and burn! He fell on his back and slid for more than ten yards!
(Normal POV)
Once the dust cleared, Kagome found herself straddling an unconscious Sesshomaru. She stumbled off of him, and noticed that he still had the spears on his legs and arm.
'Oh, man. What am I going to do? I should leave him, but he did save my life. And why is he unconscious? A few spears shouldn't do tha-' She stopped herself. There was only one other explanation-
"Poison." She said glumly. Kagome scanned the grounds for Shippo, and found him rubbing his head by a tree.
"Shippo! Go find a hot spring and fill up a bowl full. Hurry!" she yelled. Shippo made no arguments and scampered off to find the water. She had to find that special plant. what was it called? It didn't matter what it was called. She had to find it- and she was running out of time. Momentarily forgetting about the infant, she began to run off, but stopped as she heard a small cry.
'Oh great, now I'm babysitting!' she thought sarcastically. 'Well, better bring her along, too.' She didn't have to search long, and found enough to counter the poison that had no doubt entered the blood stream. As she quickly walked back to where Sesshomaru lay, the young demon had snuggled into the arms of Kagome and was fast asleep. She smiled soothingly and lightly scratched under her chin.
By the time she had returned to Sesshomaru, he was covered in cold sweat and any of the color in his porcelain face had vanished. Kagome quickened her pace and found Shippo sitting next to him, snuggling into his fluff of his right shoulder.
"Shippo, you should take this girl and go get some rest. I'll take care of Sesshomaru, don't worry." She said.
"Okay, okaasan. If you say so." He took the young demon in his small hands (even she was about the size of himself) and carried her to the tree that Kagome had first seen him. Now it was time to get to work. She carefully took out the spears that lined his calves and on his wrist. She used a cloth soaked in the water that Shippo had found to clean up the wound, and lightly dabbed the acid-looking holes in his once flawless skin. She mentally sighed, ' He really *did* save my life. I guess this is the right thing to do. Then we'll be even, and he can't make me his slave or something like that.'
Through out the night, Kagome worked to clean up the taiyoukai. Little did she know that he was awake through most of the procedure.
"Now, after mixing the elixir into paste, you rub it onto the infected area." Kagome blushed at the thought of what she would have to do. 'No way am I going to take off his pants! What am I going to do? Um.' she looked behind her to see her kit and the other demon sleeping, and turning back to Sesshomaru, inspected his face thoroughly. Once she was satisfied that he was still unconscious, Kagome took a large amount of the antidote in her small hand and hesitantly made her way up to the bottom of his pants.
Some of the goop began to slide down her arm to her elbow, as she sat there, not moving. 'Don't be so childish, Kagome. If he doesn't get this, then he'll DIE! Get your mind out of the gutter and give him the stupid antidote!' she thought to herself firmly. She took a deep breath and slid her hand up, past his ankle, to the first wound. He kept going up until all of the wounds on his left leg had been covered. The goop was immediately absorbed, leaving a bright green trail way past his middle thigh. "Oh, god. I knew it! I am gonna have to go all the way up there?" She thought out loud, "No way in hell am I going." Mental slap. 'Mind over matter. You can do this, Kagome.' She took another deep breath, grabbed another handful of the goopy antidote, and slid her hand in once again, this time knowing that she wasn't going to stop once she reached the bend of his knee. . .
Yay! I finished the first chapter! Well if you like it, please leave a review. If you hate it, please leave a review. If you are somewhere in between, please leave a review. All in all, leave a review. The feedback that I get will determine how fast I will post the next chapter (if I do at all.) Anyways. I look forward to what you have to say about my story. C'ya!^^
AN: I have decided that Sesshomaru will have two arms in this story. I understand that he is without his left arm in the anime/manga, however it is a nuisance to continue working around his handicap. Plus, I'm sure it will allow you easier visualizing, because when you think of a person, it is usually with two arms instead of one. Happy reading!^^
So it Would Seem.
A Small Confrontation
It was only a few hours before dawn. Even in the darkness, you could see the white streak zipping past the foreign lands. It didn't take demon's eyes to see it, even though only demons' eyes would be up at this hour of the morning. The blurry white line stopped abruptly at the front gate of the castle. There was one thing on the visitors mind, and that was to take something he needed; and fast. It seemed that the 'visitor' knew the grounds, and was making no stops to look at the beautiful architecture that made up the castle, or the magnificent paintings that lined the walls. As he strode quickly up to the bedroom of the Demon Lord of the Southern Lands, you could almost see the smile on his face. (Unfortunately, he doesn't smile, hence the word "almost".) He slid open the thin door that separated him from the one he wished to speak with. It smashed into the wall, sending shards of it everywhere. He had the demon lord's throat in his hand before the door could even touch the wall, his feet dangling more than an inch off the ground.
"You bastard. You dare think you can get out of swindling me? You will pay with your life. Now die." He said as poison began to escape from his claws.
"Heh. Do you think I am a fool? I knew you would come here as soon as you found out. Anikati! Shobo! Bring them all out!" his lordship shouted. The demon holding the lord dropped him immediately, turning around to face 40 high-ranking demon officers.
"Well now, it seems to me that you have met your match, *oh great demon lord*." His highness replied to the current situation at hand. He turned to see his mate standing in the doorway. She looked gingerly at the bed to where she usually resides at night, to see an imitation in her place.
'Damnit, he really did know of my arrival. He even hid his mate from harm's way.' He smirked inwardly. 'Well if he goes out on his part of the bargain, then I will have to teach him a lesson.' His amber eyes gleamed at some of the things he could do. But, he knew all to well that the Demon Lord of the Southern Lands took great pride in his daughter. He bet that the lord would be so sure of catching him in his room that he would only put up a fortress there. The most protection that he could guarantee was probably a few guards outside her room. The man is so naïve, that he probably wouldn't want any of them inside, in case they had something else on their mind besides guarding.
"Well, it was a pleasure, but I fear it is time for me to leave. I doubt this will be the last time I see you. In fact, I can almost guarantee it." The "it" hung in mid air as the man who said it was gone.
"Oh, Karniosuke. what about our daughter?!" his mate screamed.
"Don't worry, my love. I have means of protecting her." The lord said quietly. Little did he know that the demon had already disabled the 'means of protection'.
He opened the door to the Karniosuke's daughter's bedroom, walking in quietly and hearing the 'thump' of seven guards behind him.
'For someone who treasures his daughter so dearly, he certainly doesn't have a very good defense.'
"Sesshomaru! You bastard! I gonna kill you for all of the trouble you've caused here!" said a very pissed off Inuyasha, who emerged from the shadows.
'What?! Inuyasha? Why didn't I pick up his scent?'
"Inuyasha? I thought you didn't even want to be here!" Kagome piped up, emerging from the same shadow as Inuyasha, Shippo not far behind her.
'I see, it is one of those 'scent shields'. I wonder who else is hiding behind it?' Sesshomaru mused as yet another appeared from behind it.
"I hope you're happy now, you two. You just woke her up." Sango replied to all the ruckus as she, Kagome, Shippo and Inuyasha looked over to the bed to see a frightened child in the corner. Inuyasha's jaw dropped.
"All this time we've been protecting an infant? I thought it was someone. well, older." He said, his eye twitching.
"Miroku will not be happy about this." Shippo sighed. It was then that Miroku chose to leave the shield. He took a look at the 'beautiful daughter' once again. Double take. No way in hell is that a baby!
"B-baby?" Miroku stuttered.
'I don't have time for this. I need to get out with the girl while I only have these fools to deal with. If the demon officers come, then I might have a bit of difficulty.' He thought as he used his ungodly speed to pick up the child from where she sat and attempted to leave, but was stopped by Inuyasha's sword.
"Where do ya think you're goin'?" he asked, his smirk never faulting. Sesshomaru looked at the door with his expressionless face, but his mind was spinning. He was running out of time. He could hear the officers closing in. From what he saw earlier, they were carrying poison spears. That could prove fatal if more than five entered the blood stream. Sesshomaru raised his hand up in the air, the child dangling helplessly by its leg. If it fell, it would certainly hurt its self. That would have to do for the time being. He let go of her, only to watch a green/white something catch her. Kagome. Inuyasha's wench. The sound of the officers was growing closer. He was out of time. Sesshomaru picked up the child again, only this time there was a small something attached to her. That 'small something' was Kagome. He didn't have time to shake her off; in fact, he grabbed on to her waist, slung her over his shoulder, and ran out of the room. This was something Inuyasha didn't expect. Momentarily paralyzed over the quick turn of events, he stood there his mouth open and his eyes wide. He quickly recovered, though, jumping into action. 'Damnit! I'm too late!' He thought as he reached the doorway to find it empty. He was furious! The nerve of that demon, stealing *his* shard detector! Now he had something else to use against him: he. stole. Kagome!
(Kagome's POV)
As I saw Sesshomaru let go of Lord Karniosuke's daughter, I thought my heart would stop. *How could he drop something so innocent?* I ran as fast as my legs would take me. I had to catch her, I just had to! I dived in to get her, catching her just before she hit the floor. *Wow. Just like the movies.* I completed by doing an awkward tumble-role, and having to pull my skirt down. Man, I hate that skirt- can't even stay down in a light breeze. I sighed in relief, glad that I had caught her. I was about to go back to Inuyasha, as Sesshomaru picked me up by the waist and flung me over his shoulder. The nerve of that guy! I gave an "Eep!" of surprise as he ran unnaturally fast out the door. Actually, it was kinda exhilarating, watching everything in a blur. *What am I saying?! It's Sesshomaru we're talking about here!* The young demoness was beginning to cry and for some reason, my left leg seemed heavier than my right. We had made it out of the castle alive, and Sesshomaru seemed to be slowing down considerably. I suppose it's all of the extra weight. I look up to see the castle getting smaller. All of a sudden, Sesshomaru tosses me into the air to catch me bridal style, the child still in my arms and the weight from my leg temporarily gone to reappear on my stomach. It was Shippo! I was so happy! I look back at the castle to see something zooming right at me! It was a spear of some kind.
"Eep!" I yell. Sesshomaru looks at me for a moment before moving his arm in the path of the spear! He looked very ill after receiving the blow, and after that one, had gotten about seven more in the back of his legs. Talk about crash and burn! He fell on his back and slid for more than ten yards!
(Normal POV)
Once the dust cleared, Kagome found herself straddling an unconscious Sesshomaru. She stumbled off of him, and noticed that he still had the spears on his legs and arm.
'Oh, man. What am I going to do? I should leave him, but he did save my life. And why is he unconscious? A few spears shouldn't do tha-' She stopped herself. There was only one other explanation-
"Poison." She said glumly. Kagome scanned the grounds for Shippo, and found him rubbing his head by a tree.
"Shippo! Go find a hot spring and fill up a bowl full. Hurry!" she yelled. Shippo made no arguments and scampered off to find the water. She had to find that special plant. what was it called? It didn't matter what it was called. She had to find it- and she was running out of time. Momentarily forgetting about the infant, she began to run off, but stopped as she heard a small cry.
'Oh great, now I'm babysitting!' she thought sarcastically. 'Well, better bring her along, too.' She didn't have to search long, and found enough to counter the poison that had no doubt entered the blood stream. As she quickly walked back to where Sesshomaru lay, the young demon had snuggled into the arms of Kagome and was fast asleep. She smiled soothingly and lightly scratched under her chin.
By the time she had returned to Sesshomaru, he was covered in cold sweat and any of the color in his porcelain face had vanished. Kagome quickened her pace and found Shippo sitting next to him, snuggling into his fluff of his right shoulder.
"Shippo, you should take this girl and go get some rest. I'll take care of Sesshomaru, don't worry." She said.
"Okay, okaasan. If you say so." He took the young demon in his small hands (even she was about the size of himself) and carried her to the tree that Kagome had first seen him. Now it was time to get to work. She carefully took out the spears that lined his calves and on his wrist. She used a cloth soaked in the water that Shippo had found to clean up the wound, and lightly dabbed the acid-looking holes in his once flawless skin. She mentally sighed, ' He really *did* save my life. I guess this is the right thing to do. Then we'll be even, and he can't make me his slave or something like that.'
Through out the night, Kagome worked to clean up the taiyoukai. Little did she know that he was awake through most of the procedure.
"Now, after mixing the elixir into paste, you rub it onto the infected area." Kagome blushed at the thought of what she would have to do. 'No way am I going to take off his pants! What am I going to do? Um.' she looked behind her to see her kit and the other demon sleeping, and turning back to Sesshomaru, inspected his face thoroughly. Once she was satisfied that he was still unconscious, Kagome took a large amount of the antidote in her small hand and hesitantly made her way up to the bottom of his pants.
Some of the goop began to slide down her arm to her elbow, as she sat there, not moving. 'Don't be so childish, Kagome. If he doesn't get this, then he'll DIE! Get your mind out of the gutter and give him the stupid antidote!' she thought to herself firmly. She took a deep breath and slid her hand up, past his ankle, to the first wound. He kept going up until all of the wounds on his left leg had been covered. The goop was immediately absorbed, leaving a bright green trail way past his middle thigh. "Oh, god. I knew it! I am gonna have to go all the way up there?" She thought out loud, "No way in hell am I going." Mental slap. 'Mind over matter. You can do this, Kagome.' She took another deep breath, grabbed another handful of the goopy antidote, and slid her hand in once again, this time knowing that she wasn't going to stop once she reached the bend of his knee. . .
Yay! I finished the first chapter! Well if you like it, please leave a review. If you hate it, please leave a review. If you are somewhere in between, please leave a review. All in all, leave a review. The feedback that I get will determine how fast I will post the next chapter (if I do at all.) Anyways. I look forward to what you have to say about my story. C'ya!^^