Disclaimer: I have no holds over Inuyasha or the song 'Going under' by Evanescence (tears) Oh how I want you…
A/N: This is my 2nd fanfic ever, so please don't kill me (whimpers)
Now I will tell you what I've done for you,
50 thousand tears I've cried
Screaming, deceiving and bleeding for you
And you still won't hear me
Don't want your hand this time, I'll save myself
Maybe I'll wake up for once
Not tormented daily defeated by you
Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom
I'm dying again
'Going under' Evanescence
"SIT, SIT, SIT!! Inuyasha, I HATE YOU!" Kagome screamed with tears in her eyes as she turned and ran away from the unconscious hanyou. At camp, Sango stood up and tried to talk to Kagome, but she was already gone. Branches tore at her clothes and scratched her skin as she ran through the forest, no true destination in mind
'Stupid Inuyasha! He knows how I feel about him!' Kagome thought as she ran. She had confessed her feelings for the ignorant hanyou several weeks before, and he had said he loved her. Right now...she couldn't believe she had really believed him. Kagome was out for a walk to clear her head when she ran into Inuyasha, kissing Kikyo passionately. Kagome knew that this would eventually happen; Inuyasha would never forget about the perfect priestess, Kikyo.
Lost in her angry thoughts, Kagome tripped on a root, and a crack rang through the empty forest. She screamed, but knew that nobody would hear her. Unable to stand, Kagome lay there in the dirt, wishing for death. She actually hoped that a demon would come and finish her off. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on who you were, night fell instead, with Kagome still on the ground. She pulled herself into an upright position, and massaged her obviously broken ankle. 'what would dying do for anyone? Oh yeah, it would definitely help Inuyasha decide on what to do, not that he hasn't already' Kagome thought angrily. 'what would mom and Souta think? And what about Grandpa? I don't think that I would be able to die here in the Feudal Era and be able to go back, but that stupid Inuyasha just might take me back, if he wasn't too busy screwing that stupid clay pot.' Kagome decided that she would not die.
'Stupid Inuyasha.' Kagome thought as she tried to stand, but she just fell over. She sensed a strong demonic aura pass by. 'Who could that be? It sure as heck couldn't be Inuyasha, and it definitely isn't Koga 'cause I don't sense any jewel shards nearby.' She thought. A snake demon hissed behind her.
"Oh, what do we have here? A young priestess! With Sacred Jewel Shards, no less! Give me those shards, wench, or DIE!" Kagome screamed as the demon slithered toward her.
'No! I can't die! I just made that decision! Murphy's Law. Stupid Kagome! You forgot your arrows! Maybe Inuyasha's right, you are stupid.' Kagome closed her eyes, and braced for the oncoming pain. But it never came. She heard the scream of the weak demon and looked up. Standing there was a stoic Sesshoumaru, poison seeping from his claws. Kagome gasped as she saw him. Then Sesshoumaru bent down to heal Kagome's ankle with his demonic powers. Her ankle was soon good as new.
'Was that the strong demonic aura I sensed earlier?' she asked herself.
"You saved me!?" Kagome exclaimed, half question, half surprise.
"I did not save you, that nuisance was just in my way." Sesshoumaru said coldly. "This Sesshoumaru does not care for the pathetic lives of humans." he added. But Kagome was in her own little world now all about how the Lord of the Western Lands had saved her.
'This is the strangest girl I have ever met,' Sesshoumaru thought.
'But you have to admit that she is a beautiful and powerful miko, no matter how clumsy she is.' Sesshoumaru's inner demon laughed.
'You need to be silent. This Sesshoumaru does not care for anyone, much less weak humans.' Sesshoumaru told his inner demon. He sighed. Why is it that he hated humans so much, but yet his demon self couldn't care less?
"Silent, miko. Where is the rest of your group?" Sesshoumaru asked Kagome blankly. Kagome looked up at him, tears in her eyes.
"I don't want to be around Inuyasha anymore. He makes me sick." Kagome spat on the ground, something she had never done in her life, but now, it seemed like an appropriate action.
'She is angry. What has the filthy half-breed done to her this time?' Sesshoumaru wondered.
"Lord Sesshoumaru! Look what Rin has brought you!" A young girl with black hair and orange kimono ran up to the cold Lord. She held up a bouquet of wildflowers, and gave them to him. Sesshoumaru grunted in acknowledgement, and Rin laughed.
"Who are you, pretty lady?" she asked Kagome.
"Oh-uh, my name is Kagome. Your name is Rin, I presume?" she asked, and Rin nodded.
"Yes, pretty lady. My name is Rin. Will you be able to play with Rin?" The young girl asked, giving Kagome adorable, irresistible puppy-eyes. Kagome laughed.
"Maybe." she smiled at Rin's cuteness. Rin ran off to play, dragging Kagome along with her. Kagome just played hide-and-seek with her for maybe half an hour and then young Rin got tired, and went to sleep. Kagome sighed, and sat under the shade of a tree. Sesshoumaru had been watching her interact with Rin, all the while thinking of how the miko would be a fantastic nurse for his ward.
But there was one thing. Would his inner demon be able to control itself? Yanaromaru, his inner demon's name, had already decided to make Inuyasha's wench his mate, but Sesshoumaru hated humans! It didn't matter if they were powerful mikos, or weak soldiers. He hated them all.
Kagome had fallen asleep, and the taiyoukai decided to use his time wisely. He wanted to know exactly what Inuyasha had done to his wench this time, but Sesshoumaru knew that his half brother would not tell him anything; Inuyasha would probably pathetically wave the Tetsusaiga around and yell at him for talking to Kagome.
'Stupid half breeds' Sesshoumaru thought. He looked at Rin, who was sleeping peacefully next to the miko. 'It certainly seems that Rin likes the miko,' Sesshoumaru thought to himself. His golden eyes observed the pair. Rin seemed to like the miko and he would do almost anything for the little girl that had risked to her life to keep him alive and well. He sat beneath an opposite tree to the two young girls, and waited for them to wake up. Several hours later, Kagome woke up first, and was confused as to her new surroundings, not remembering what transpired not too long ago, and why Sesshoumaru was staring at her like that.
"Hey, what's the big idea here, Sesshoumaru? Are you stalking me or something? STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT YOU CREEP!" Kagome yelled, hurting Sesshoumaru's sensitive ears. "Sorry." Kagome apologized, seeing Sesshoumaru flinch at her loud volume.
"Miko, I have a-proposition for you." He stated.
"And…this proposition would be what?" Kagome asked.
"In exchange for watching Rin, I will train you in combat such as sword fighting, and hand-to-hand combat. You will no longer have to depend on the whlp for any reason other than the fact that you wish to. Do you accept, miko?" Sesshoumaru offered. Kagome thought for a moment.
'What would Inuyasha think? Screw Inuyasha! Go with Sesshoumaru! This would be a great advantage for the battle against Naraku! But what if this is a trick? What would he be tricking me for? Sesshoumaru hates humans! Then why is he doing this then, if he hates humans so much? Gah! Just go with him!' Kagome's brain was battling with itself as she thought of which way to go, yes or no. ((haha!! I rhymed!!))
"Uh, umm, I'll go." Kagome stuttered, and Sesshoumaru stood up.
"Very well. I will take you to my castle." He said, and picked Rin up and placed her gently on Ah-Un. Sesshoumaru summoned his yokai cloud, and pulled Kagome up onto it. She squealed, obviously not expecting this. Sesshoumaru flew quickly to the West, and eventually arrived at his castle.