Hidden secrets
Sesshomaru leaned against the tree and closed his eyes. The bright moon light reflected off his silver hair that flowed gracefully over his left shoulder, and the crimson blood could be clearly seen streaming down his bare chest. His cloths were ripped and torn beyond repair, and he had lost Rin.
He grinded his teeth together in pain, and struggle showed clearly in his eyes, but could only have been noticed by those who dared to look close enough, other then that his features looked calm and emotionless. He growled in frustration as he remembered how he had gotten this way, and how Rin had ended up in Naraku's hands.
Flashback
Sesshomaru was watching silently as Rin ran through a field of flowers, and half listened to the annoying toad talking about how stupid and disgusting humans were.
Suddenly Sesshomaru's eyes flashed red, and he stood. "Rin don't move." He said calmly looking into the woods behind her. Rin stopped, and looked at him in confusion.
"But m'lord…" she said taking a step forward. Sesshomaru gave Rin a warning glare, and she froze knowing it was serious.
Sesshomaru turned his attention back to the woods. He let a low growl escape his lips as the infamous half breed Naraku stepped out of the shadows cast by the setting sun.
"You don't look happy to see me m'lord." Naraku said in a mocking tone as has he stepped forward. "If you wish to live a little longer, leave." He told Naraku. Naraku laughed as he stepped even closer to Rin who happened to be in the middle of them.
"Rin close you eyes."
Sesshomaru said matching Naraku's steps on the opposite side of her. Rin obeyed and closed her eyes, and covered her ears where she stood. At that second all hell broke loss, and both lunged at each other.
Sesshomaru quickly dodged Naraku's attacks, thrust his poison claws at Naraku chest, and landed withed the seconds. They both landed only a few yards from Rin, but Sesshomaru was the first to draw blood.
He watched as Naraku glared and then smirked, and launched another attack, but this time it wasn't at him.
He was attacking Rin. Sesshomaru raced toward Rin. "I'm not going make it." He thought with a growl. Rin picked a perfect time to open her eyes.
She blinked her eyes opened looked up just in time to see the attack coming right at her. Her eyes widened, and her hands began to tremble. "SESSHOMARU" she yelled and loud as she could, and ducked just as it would have hit her.
Sesshomaru landed next to her and push her behind him, and took a protective stance in front of her. Naraku laughed again, and launched another attack.
Sesshomaru growled as he realized he couldn't dodge the attack without hurting Rin. So he just braced himself for the impact. The blow took him full force causing him to fly over Rin and slamming into a tree.
He gasped in pain, and tried to stand. He fell and had to watch as Naraku grabbed Rin nun too gently, and disappeared after saying. "Bring me the jewel shards, and you shall get your ward back."
End Flashback
Sesshomaru looked up at the sky, and watched as the stars. He sighed and closed again. If he continued to bleed like this he wouldn't make it through the night.
One hand was pressed tightly against wound, and the other (Yes he has two in this one) was placed on the ground beside him to help keep him propped up against the tree.
He dug his claws into the moist soil, and listened to the forest around him.
"I'm going home Inuyasha." Kagome said as she put her back pack over her shoulder. "This is the last time I'm going to fine you and Kikyo 'talking' so late at night." She yelled. Inuyasha glared at her.
"Well, I never asked you to follow me in the first place." He said walking over to her. "And you're not leaving.
We still have to find the jewel shards." He told her only inches from her face. He grabbed her arm right above her elbow.
Kagome growled at him and pulled away. "Sit." She said as she walked off into the woods. Instantly the necklace that Inuyasha had on began to pull him down to the ground. Kagome smiled as she heard a loud 'thud' followed by a few choice words.
Before Inuyasha could push himself off of the ground Kagome was long gone, but she had gone in the wrong direction. Inuyasha laughed to himself and shook his head. "She'll be back before sunrise."
Kagome walked through the forest for about an hour before she figured she had gone the wrong way.
She stopped for a second before she decided to keep on going. She didn't want Inuyasha to think that she went that way by accident.
So she continued to walk through the woods toward what she thought had to be the western lands.
After a few more hours she sat down and looked around. It was pitch black, and she couldn't see anything.
The only thing visible was the light from the moon shining a short path through the woods.
She could here very few noises around here. She closed her eyes and tried to concentrate to see if she could figure out what the sounds were.
The sound closest to her was, she guessed to be a couple of chipmunks playing in the leaves.
Then she heard the wind blowing through the trees, and the last thing she noticed was…breathing.
She opened her eyes and stood walking towards the noise. She gasped as she saw a sliver haired demon leaning against a tree covered in blood.
She walked silently over to the demon, and looked down at him. His eyes were still not opened.
"Surly the lord of the western lands would have heard me." She said looking down at him. The demon lord snapped his eyes open, looked up at her, and growled.
Kagome winched when she saw the pain in his eyes, but before she could think much on it she was being held a few feet in the air by her neck.
She struggled for air as he gripped her throat tighter. "Leave." Sesshomaru growled in her ear and then through her to the ground.
Kagome gasped as pain shot through her wrist. She watched as Sesshomaru ungracefully sat back down and leaned against the tree.
She grabbed onto her wrist, stood up, and turned to leave before she realized that if she didn't help him he would last much longer.
Kagome turned back around, and walked over to him. "Let me help you." She said with a sigh,
Before Sesshomaru could refuse Kagome was already kneeling and getting stuff from her bag. "I don't need help from a filthy human like you."
He said with a growl, but he didn't say anything else. Within seconds his vision went black, and he fell limp against the tree.
Kagome sighed and quickly cleaned the wound, and stopped the bleeding. She finished in about thirty minutes, and stood.
She looked up at the sky the sun was coming up. She glanced at Sesshomaru one last time before walking back through the woods.
Sesshomaru opened his eyes slowly. The sun was up, and the forest was alive again. He looked down at his wound.
It was bandaged, and the blood was gone all except for the stains on his clothes, and hair. "I need a bath."
He said to himself as he pushed off the ground, and stood. He walked the short distance to a fairly large hot spring he had seen a few days back.
He stood at the edge of the land, and looked into the water.
Suddenly the woman that helped him last night resurfaced from the steaming water.
He noticed, as she grabbed a blanket looking thing from the opposite edge of the spring, that her left wrist was bruised, and was turning a purplish bluish color.
Sesshomaru watched as the human girl pulled herself out of the water, and wrapped the cloth around her before ringing out the extra water in her hair.
He growled as he noticed she had brought no weapon with her, and was bathing alone.
He grew even more mad that she hadn't noticed he was there standing not even 10 yards from her.
'She would have been dead by now if I wanted to kill her.' He thought to himself.
But surprisingly he had no urge to do so.
He watched in slight amusement as she turned to face him. For the first time since last night they made direct eye contact.
Kagome took a slight step backwards, but she didn't look scared. She put on the same cold mask that Sesshomaru usually had, but fear was rolling off of her in waves.
"What are you doing here?" she asked him with a cold glare followed by a slight blush as she noticed she was in her towel.
"I should be asking the same thing." He said matching her cold tone. He stepped closer to her causing her to step back again.
"I-I'm taking a bath what does it look like." She said as the fear started to dissipate, and anger grew.
Sesshomaru glared at her, and stepped forward. This time Kagome stood her ground, but only because if she stepped back she would fall into the water.
Sesshomaru smirked and stepped even closer. After a couple more steps he was inches from her.
Kagome craned her neck to look up at him. Sesshomaru seemed to be lost in thought as he looked into the water behind her.
'Maybe I can take her back with me, and hold her hostage until Inuyasha comes and then kill her after I get he sword.'
He thought to himself. He winched at the thought of her dead. Why, he didn't know.
'Maybe I won't kill her.' He thought.
Your damn right you won't.
'I don't need you in this.' He thought with a sigh.
I am you stupid. You can't, not have me in it. His inner demon said
'What do you want?' Sesshomaru told him with a growl.
You know what I want because you want it too. He said forcing him to look down at the helpless Kagome. Sesshomaru growled.
'Fine.' He thought taking Kagome right arm, and pulling her away from the water.
Plus she can help you find Rin. The demon said.
Sesshomaru did a mental nod, and looked down at Kagome.
Good boy. The demon said with a laugh.
Ok I'm reposting this story up. I might change it around. So if you read it last time it might be different. Ok anyways please R&R! I love you all