WHILE YOU READ THIS YOU NEED TO BE PLAYING AFFECTIONS ACROSS TIME, it will put you into the story more DO AS I SAY to get the full affect of this chap!
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It was a cool day, the cherry blossoms tree shaded the sun. He walked apon her body that laid under the large cherry blossom tree. He watched as the blossoms fell into her blood that was spilling into the earth. The smell called out to him. He looked at her for a moment, and then he wondered were the half breed was and why she had been left there to die.
He was not in the habit of caring, but he had saved her a time or two. Her life was slipping from her. He walked closes till he was right up on her, a dagger was sitting in her ribs. He narrowed his eyes, this was Naraku's doing. It would seem Naraku was done playing game. He knelt down on one knee, his hair touching the ground.
"You are not from this time miko" He looked up at the swaying tree, the wind blowing his hair,
"You are not the one to die" He said looking back down at her. He placed his arm under her neck and lifted her up. Her lips parted, he could hear that her last breath was coming. He placed his hand on his sword and took it out, waiting for it to do as he told it, yet the sword did not react. Once again he found himself narrowing his eyes. He placed his fathers sword down on the ground, it was of no use to him, or to her. He held her closer, she was dying and he himself could not believe it. Sesshomaru pulled out the dagger and tossed it.
Even with her last breath coming, she managed to open her eyes and look at him. He was quite, her green eyes were turning dark, but somehow she manged to smile at him. Did she even know who he was? He felt a tug, her eyes closed, and a tear ran down her cheek. Her smile faded and she inhaled, once she let the air out, it would be her last.
"Tell me miko, would you have this Sesshomaru save you?"
He would get no answer, he would have to decide for himself. Would he let her reach her last breath and walk away?
"Miko, you were not meant to die here"
If he did this, if he, if he saved her,
Her intake of air started to come out, if she let it all out of her lungs she would be dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. That word and her together didn't seem right.
"Know I am not protecting you, this Sesshomaru has no one to protect nor is in need of such a person"
He lowered his head to her "Know miko, I did not save you, you have yet to complete your duty, I am simply not allowing you to walk away from your duty"
Then with the strong wind and the rush of cherry blossoms, Sesshomaru bit into her skin. His eyes closed, her blood in his mouth. Even though he was taking her blood, he was giving her life, the only way he knew how.
Sesshomaru soon released her neck and pulled back, her color was already returning. Her lips were becoming pink and her breath came back to her, yet she was in a deep sleep. Sesshomaru picked her up and then sat himself, with her in his lap. He would wait, the half breed would come, he would come and take her. Sesshomaru opened his eyes and looked down at her. Her face was away from his body, her neck showing to him. He stared at it, the mark.
Sesshomaru closed his eyes "Mate" it was a odd word coming from his mouth, one he did not think he would speak so soon. One he would never think to use with a has spent years telling himself he would not be like his father. Yet now as he sat with her, he didn't care. He didn't want a mate, she was not his mate, even though she now carried his mark. She was not his mate. At some point his beast would want him to find a mate, this way he would not have to deal with finding one, and the miko, she was not of this time, his mark on her would mean nothing to her.
No she was not his mate, thought she was.
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Sesshomaru opened his eyes, he brother was coming. He could see the outline of his brother from the falling blossoms. It was getting late, the sun was setting. The miko would have long been dead. As his brother came closer he noticed he carried someone in his arms, the dead miko. Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes, how foolish of his brother.
Inuyasha came close "Sesshoamru" His name came out with hate. Sesshomaru looked at his brother. Inuyasha held Kikyo but his eyes were on Kagome and Kagome was in Sesshomaru's arms.
"What did you do?" Inuyasha asked mad
Sesshomaru stood up and turn around "Foolish half breed"
Soon Sesshomaru could hear Inuyasha and Kagome's name being called. Miroku and Sango were looking for them and they would soon find them.
Miroku and Sango came into view and Sango gasp,
"Inuyasha?" Miroku asked his name as he looked at his friend,
"What do you want Sesshomaru" Inuyasha asked cold,
"I would think you would be more grateful little bother" Sesshomaru bit out "You left a live miko to die, while you saved a dead miko to live" Kagome was still in his arms, her hair and arms pointing to the earth.
"Kagome?" Miroku was shock and stepped a foot forward with his hand out,
"Do not worry monk, this Sesshomaru- Sesshomaru paused "did not allow the miko to die"
Sango looked at the ground, her heart beat calmed,
"You used your sword?" Miroku asked relaxing a bit,
"The sword is useless to me" Sesshomaru stated.
"If you didn't use the sword to save her, then how did you save her!" Inuyasha yelled still holding tight to Kikyo. Sesshomaru turned around "I didn't save her" He then began to walk past his bother, slowing as he reached to pass him. Sesshomaru let Kagome's head turn a bit, showing Inuyasha what he had done to 'save her'
Sesshomaru passed his brother, holding Kagome close to him again. He had not meant for this to happen, he just meant to give her back to Inuyasha, but seeing Inuyasha holding the dead woman angered him.
Inuyasha turned quick "You marked her!!" He yelled,
Sesshomaru paid him no mind as he walked away, and without stopping in his steps he spoke,
"Monk, you my retrieve the miko from this Sesshomaru in the West"
Then he was gone.
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Inuyasha was growling, angry. Inuyasha turned to Miroku "Take her I'll get Kagome back!"
Miroku stepped back "You saved her Inuyasha, you tend to her, Sesshomaru let Kagome live and he will tend to her"
Miroku was angry, how could he let Kagome die? He knew his friend was miss placed sometimes, but this was to much.
"I thought she would live OK!" Inuyasha yelled, he knew he was being accused.
Miroku sighed "I will go and get Kagome, you should take Kikyo to Kaede Inuyasha"
Miroku felt let down by his friend, but yet he had let Kagome down to, he was not there to protect her. Everyone who was supposed to protect her didn't and the person who had protected her had once tried to kill her. Fate could be cruel sometimes.
Inuyasha walked away with Kikyo, Sango followed. Miroku looked up at the tree, the wind had stopped blowing.
"You saw it all didn't you?" He was talking to the tree,
"To die and live under a cherry blossom tree" Miroku placed his hand on the trees trunk "Perhaps some of you spirit went into our lady Kagome" Miroku then let his hand slip from the tree, and he began to walk away, to the West.