Hello readers. Another story for you. Just to let you know this IS the sequel to "Trapped in a Box" as I promised. Hope you enjoy!
Fragile: Handle With Care
Sesshomaru, relaxed and calm in his castle, sighed with his head in his hands. Kagome, the priestess he had been stuck with for forty-five days four years ago, would always surface in his head at times he was alone. They had gone their separate ways afterwards, but she was never out of his thoughts.
Rin knocked on the door and entered, three flowers in hand. "My lord?" She asked, her voice slightly sweeter as she was now a teenager. "I brought these for you. Jaken said you were not feeling too good. I hope you feel better."
"My gratitude to you, Rin," he said with emotion, surprisingly. But Rin just smiled, placed the three flowers on his desk and closed the door behind her when she left. Sesshomaru had changed drastically when Kagome and him had departed. He refused to leave his castle, waiting for her to come. He only left when necessary or needed some fresh air, but never too far. He had also become much more emotional and fair to the humans on his lands.
The door suddenly swung open, breaking the daze Sesshomaru was in. The lord looked at the guard, who was panting hard and looking frantic.
"My lord, we have a guest," he panted. Sesshomaru tilted his head the slightest.
"No one is planned to visit," Sesshomaru stated coolly, but not coldly.
"Well, we have one. They came to see you," the guard said. Sesshomaru rose, confused.
"Did they state their name?" Sesshomaru asked. The guard shook his head. Sesshomaru exited the room with the guard, walking calmly.
"They just came, saying your name and only your name. When we demanded her purpose of coming, she looked at us and said your name before collapsing," the guard said calmly, explaining the situation. Sesshomaru suddenly halted.
"She?" Sesshomaru asked, eying his guard.
"Yes. The guest is a female," the guard said.
"What position do you assume she has in this world? Soldier, priestess, villager?" Sesshomaru demanded.
"She is dressed as a priestess, and seems to have the powers of one too. But we were unable to interrogate her before she collapsed," the guard told his lord. Sesshomaru ran full blast past the guard, hurrying to the hall. It had to be Kagome. She hadn't came yet to his palace. He had to find out if it was her or not.
He arrived at the hall, halting abruptly. Before him, all his guards were crowded around something of great interest. Sesshomaru ordered them to let him through and he saw that Kagome was lying unconscious before him, circled by his guards. She was cut up badly, and her footwear had been lost. Her feet were dirty and bleeding, her clothing ripped in numerous places. She was cut and scraped everywhere, and Sesshomaru feared what had happened to her that made her that injured. Had a demon attacked, and she could only flee to his castle for protection?
"Men, take her to my bedroom. Bring the healers to my room to treat her wounds," Sesshomaru ordered. One picked her up carelessly, causing Sesshomaru to be highly angered. "CAREFUL! She's still alive!"
The men were very scared at the outburst, but the guard adjusted to carry her more delicately, following his lord's orders. Sesshomaru hurried to his room ahead of his guard to make sure it was ready for her. He was a slob at home and his castle residents knew. One would never have thought of it by seeing his appearance.
He slid the door roughly open, hurrying inside. He threw everything off his bed, pulling the sheets down in a hurry. The guard carefully laid Kagome down, being sure she was in a comfortable position. She made no sound once laid and Sesshomaru ordered the guard out. The healers had still not shown up. Sesshomaru caressed the priestess's cheek, worried of her health. He also wanted to know what made her so badly run to his castle. The door was slid open as five female healers walked in, holding the items needed to heal a human. Sesshomaru stepped away, watching the women carefully undress Kagome. They did not order him out since he usually watched the humans that came to his castle for assistance get treated. Though he did treat humans better, he still did not hold trust for them all.
Once Kagome was entirely naked, Sesshomaru could see she was injured more than he expected. Cuts were shown deeper on other parts of her body and her arms, neck and ankles seemed bruised badly. The healers quickly accesses Kagome's wounds, bickering with each other, trying to decide who was healing what. Eventually, they started and treated each wound. By the time they were finished, Sesshomaru's room smelt like alcohol, and bandages mostly covered Kagome.
They left them two alone in the room as Sesshomaru seated himself in a chair. He was going to stay until Kagome awoken. He needed to find out what happened to her as soon as possible to take care of the situation. But, he could not do a thing until she was awake. So, as patiently as he could, he waited.
AN: Ok, I'm back. Long time no see, readers. Ok, to inform you, I so total lost my Internet connection. No joke. It was gone for like ever! Since the end of summer and I was just about to post since my grounding was done! Is this a sign from the heavens to stop writing stories???
NAW!!! LOL.
Anyways, I am so sorry to keep you waiting, and will promise to TRY and not crash the computer... Like a few weeks ago... Hehehe...
Anyways, on a more positive note, while without Internet, I wrote SOOOO many chapters for this sequel. Hope you guys love this... It's going to be... Fun. Anyways, read and review and enjoy!