Notes:
This is my first fic and my sister has been nice enough to beta it for me and help me out with some parts when I've gotten stuck. So I just want to give a big thank you to her.
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Kagome POV
"I don't care Inuyasha! I'm going home!" I shouted while stomping my foot, not caring how childish it was. The Inu had done it again; he'dran off with Kikyo after promising me he was done with her. He told me months ago that while we're good friends, we would make terrible mates. But he also said that Kikyo was toxic and he only wanted to see her at peace as the person she once was.
"I told ya already, wench, you ain't going home! We need to find at least one jewel shard before you leave." The white haired Inu Hanyou snarled. Moving closer to me until he noticed my eyes focusing in on the Kotodama no Nenju.
"My name is Ka-go-me, not Wench. We've been searching for three weeks now and the only thing we keep managing to find is your undead whore." I should've regretted saying that, the old me would have regretted it, but that me is gone. She was slowly broken down by continuedheartache and betrayal.
"You will not speak of Kikyo that way." Inuyasha growled and his golden eyes flashed red for a moment, before he composed himself. "Come with me back to the village, I heard rumors of a jewel shard by the border of the west. We can go get it and then I will let you go home." He sighed, attempting to look amenable.
"You! Will! Let! Me? I'm not your property Inuyasha! I'm not something you own, and I'm sure as hell not your own personal jewel detector!" I could feel my priestess powers dancing under my skin trying to break free. Taking a deep breath I turned to walk away, "I'm going home Inuyasha, you can't force me to stay here." I started to walk away not caring to look back.
I heard a small growl, then felt the change to the wind. I stepped to the side in an attempt to evade, but I wasn't fast enough. He grabbed my arm whipping me around to face him.
"You are mine Bitch, and you will be until the jewel is complete. Then me and Kikyo can be together again. And you can go back to your time." Inuyasha snarled his fangs inches away from my face, demanding complete submission.
"I should have put an arrow through her and taken back my soul when I had the chance!" I screamed while using a small bit of reiki to break my arm free.
"What did you say, Wench?" The hanyou asked through clenched teeth, his white dog ears pressed back against his head. Body visibly shaking with anger but I no longer cared.
"I said, I should have killed your undead whore when I had the chance to!" My voice sounding more icy then I had intended. Inuyasha's head snapped up his eyes glowing blood red and jagged lines slowly appeared on his face. Shit, I need to get out of here. I grabbed my bow as the strong hanyou started to stalk towards me like a rabid dog. "SIT BOY!" I shouted the command and watched as Inuyasha crashed into the ground then almost immediately got back up. Shit it's not working, "INUYASHA, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT." I shouted hoping it would snap him back, but after a moment he stood up from the large crater; eyes still red.
"Mine" was the last thing I heard before I turned to run through the trees, branches and bits of plants hitting me scraping my skin and causing me to slow down.
"Inuyasha, I don't want to hurt you. Please just calm down." I yelled as I reached behind to draw an arrow, but was too late. I felt Inuyasha slam into my side tackling me to the ground and sending my arrows scattering around us.
"You….Mine….Mate….Kill" Inuyasha hissed sitting on top of me pinning my legs under him.
He raised his clawed hands capturing my arms above my head. I felt a odd burning sensation in my right shoulder causing my head to go fuzzy for a moment. His other hand lifted up before bringing it down across my white and green uniform. I could feel the sting of his sharp claws as they scraped against my breast drawing blood. Looking up at him, feeling my reiki dancing under my skin ready to purify. "Inuyasha, please, I don't want to hurt you." I begged as I allowed a small amount of my power free.
I watched as small burns appeared on his skin, and then almost immediately healed. The white haired hanyou slapped me across the face, before grabbing my hair and pulling it to reveal my neck.
I closed my eyes waiting for the inevitable pain from his bite but it never came. Instead I felt the weight of the body on top of mine removed like a feather in a gust of wind.
I opened my eyes expecting to see Inuyasha back to his normal self. The last thing I expected was the sight of a white hair Lord of the West; his kosode awkwardly tied and his shoes and armor missing. He held Inuyasha down with one clawed foot pressed to his chest, the claws pushing against his younger brother's throat.
He was staring down with a look of pure disgust. "You're not even worth dirtying this Sesshomaru's hands." He spat out while slowly dripping poison from his claws on to Inuyasha's face. "To be so weak as to lose control of your beast and attack a woman." He growled, while raising his acid whip.
"Sesshomaru, please don't harm him." The older brother turned to me looking poised even in his disheveled state. I could feel his eyes looking me up and down. Though, I couldn't be sure but I thought I saw a small smirk dance over his lips, but just as quickly it was gone.
"Here, cover yourself Miko." He ordered as he tossed his kosode at me. Looking down I realized my shirt was in tatters, my once white lace bra the only thing covering my chest.
"Th-thank you," I stammered out feeling my cheeks heat up. I started pulling his kosode on stopping half way through as a sharp pain shot through my right shoulder and the upper part of my chest.
"Miko!" Sesshomaru exclaimed catching me as I started to tumble to the ground. "You're injured." He stated as he leaned down smelling the crook of my neck.
Sesshomaru POV
I had finally escaped the excessive bootlicking of that useless little newt, hoping to have a few moments to myself to enjoy the naturally formed spring. Having just unhooked my armor and mokomoko, setting them neatly on a flat stone before untying my obi and allowing my kosode to slide off my shoulders so that I could fold it neatly with the other items. I extracted my feet from the rikio jikatabi and reached for the loosened hakama so that I could enter the steaming water when I caught the scent of the Miko's blood and fear drifting like a feather on the air.
"Milord, must you walk so quickly? It took me over an hour to find your trail." The insufferable Imp complained as he fell out of the nearby bushes.
"Jaken, take care of my belongings." I commanded before grabbing my kosode, and taking off through the forest following the strong scents of rage, fear, and blood.
"But Milord, please wait. Don't leave your humble servant." The green Imp cried out while panting. I continued on my way not bothering to spare a glance at the useless creature.
As the scent of fear grew stronger I started to hear voices coming from nearby. "Please, just calm down." The strange Miko's voice carried through the wind.
"She is in danger!"The beast in my head roared with anger. I started to run faster as I noticed the scent of blood becoming stronger. In the small clearing ahead I could hear a familiar voice.
"You….Mine….Mate….Kill". The filthy hanyou must have finally snapped.
"KILL HIM!"The demon shouted as I moved to the edge of the small clearing. I could see the mut on top of the young Miko, arrows scattering the ground around them; her strange clothing torn. I felt the electric sting in the air as she released a small amount of her power burning her attacker's flesh. Then he grabbed a handful of her hair, yanking it sideways."Stop Him, she is ours."My Demon demanded.
"She is not ours, this Sesshomaru has no interest in a human. Especially a Miko." I responded calmly while charging towards Inuyasha.
"She is stronger than she appears, and she doesn't act like a normal human. She shows this Lord no fear or resentment. This Sesshomaru will make her ours."The beast insisted, while I kicked the half-breed off of the young girl. Getting a headache from the demons constant babbling.
"This Sesshomaru will not make her ours, but Inuyasha will die for his sins today." I responded as my claws started dripping poison;looking down at the struggling mutt being crushed like an ant under my foot. "You're not even worth dirtying this Sesshomaru's hands." I hissed whileslowly dripping my poison on his face, enjoying the scent of his corroding flesh. "To be so weak as to lose control of your beast and attack a woman." I hissed out while releasing my whip and preparing to strike.
"Sesshomaru, please don't harm him." The Miko pleaded, her voice sounding weak. I turned to look at her. Her piercing blue eyes showed no fear but instead held a strong sense of sadness, her black hair tangled with small twigs and dirt from the ground under her. The strange top she wore had been shredded revealing an odd white undergarment covering her breasts. "We should kill him, then assist her in removing her damaged clothing."My beast purred in the back of my mind and I found myself happy that I chose loose fitting pants. Removing my loosely tide kosode I tossed it at the girl."Here, cover yourself Miko." I ordered, feeling the beast's disappointment.
"Th-thank you." She stuttered no longer making eye contact, her face now glowing a bright red. Ignoring Inuyasha thrashing around under my foot, I watched as she quickly pulled the garment over one of her arms. She moved to pull it on the rest of the way but stopped gasping and grabbing her right shoulder.
"Miko!" I shouted walking quickly over to her forgetting the filthy haynou. "You're injured." I stated bending down and sniffing her neck trying to locate the source of her pain. My nose was overpowered by the scent of her blood, laced with traces of Sakura petals. Removing the scraps of her old clothing I was able to see a odd bulge under her skin at the top of her arm, followed by a large gash running from her collarbone to the top of her breast and surrounded by four smaller but matching cuts. The demon growled angrily in the back of my head, as I quickly grabbed her right arm pulling it up and forward until I heard the distinctive pop of the shoulder moving back into the joint.
"Son of a fucking bitch, you could have warned me before you decide to do that. What the hell do you think you were doing anyway, what if it was broken? You might have just made it even worse." The young girl screached while trying to move away from my grasp.
"Calm yourself, if you keep moving like that you might dislocate it again." I commanded as the black haired girl stopped struggling. "Your reiki should heal your arm but it will take some time, I suggest you avoid moving it as much as possible until then." I explained watching as the Miko's face started to turn a ghostly shade of white. Looking down her once white undergarment had turned a bright red with her blood flowing much faster from the cuts.
"You bastard, take your hands off of her!" I ignored the unruly hanyou as he approached from behind.
"Her shoulder injury must have been blocking the flow of her blood, we must heal her."My Demon insisted from the back of my mind. "This Sesshomaru could cauterize the wound using his poison." I suggested, listening to The beast growl with anger."You would risk killing her! You know what you need to do."He spit while pacing in the back of my mind.
"You're bleeding all over my kosode." I said blankly staring at the Miko. Ignoring my beast as he growled louder.
"Sorry." Kagome responded weakly removing the garment. "I'll clean it for you when we get back to the village." She mumbled while looking at the ground. Her skin getting paler by the second and the lively glow of her eyes started to fade.
"Remove your clothing." I ordered watching as her eyes widened.
"How dare you, you bastard!" Inuyasha growled from behind me starting to pull out his sword. I turned grabbing him by the throat and slamming him back into a tree.
"Remember, I am not the one who caused her injuries." I hissed out as Inuyasha opened his mouth about to speak. I slammed his head into the tree knocking him unconscious. "Miko, I believe I told you to remove your clothing."
Inuyasha's POV
What the hell is wrong with me! I attacked and almost raped my best friend, and now that bastard brother if mine was about to take advantage of her weakened state. The self-important bastard knew she was mine, my pack, my friend and still he stuck his stupid bastard nose into my business.
"How dare you,you bastard!" I growled from behind him, pulling out Tessaiga. I continued snarling and spitting as He grabbed me by the throat slamming me into a tree before I could even react.
"Remember, I'm not the one who caused her injuries." He hissed out. I wanted to argue with him but he was right. I opened my mouth not sure what I was going to say, when I felt a sharp pain in the back of my head. The flare of darkness as I lost consciousness was my only warning as I went down hard.
Kagome POV
"Remember I am not the one who caused her injuries." The Lord hissed and before Inuyasha could say anything else he slammed his head into the tree knocking him out cold. Then turned his Amber eyes back on me. "Miko, I believe I told you to remove your clothing." He arched one perfectly sculpted brow, moving closer to me until our bodies were almost touching. He reached out a clawed finger, using it to cut the middle of my bra. Before cutting both straps loose, causing the material to fall completely away from my body.
"Se...Sess... Sesshomaru", I stuttered out," what are you doing?" I questioned as he pushed me back so that I was laying on the ground, his kosode spread out under me.
"This Sesshomaru is trying to heal your wounds before you bleed to death." He huffed out sounding more than annoyed. Before I could respond he was leaning over me. His face inches away from mine, as he inspected the large slashes across my chest. Seconds later I felt the warm and wet sensation of his tongue as he quickly licked up the wound.
"How exactly is this healing me!" I screeched next to his ear, as he moved back slightly covering my mouth with his hand. "What the hell!" I tried to shout but it came out more of a mumble through his hand. I started opening my mouth prepared to bite down.
"Do. Not. Bite.Miko, If you do I can not promise to keep control." The Lord hissed out as I shut my mouth. "My saliva, like many other demons, has strong healing capabilities." He stated before slowly licking the wound again causing a small shiver to run up my spine. "I will remove my hand, as long as you don't shout any longer." I nodded my head as he lifted his hand away.
"Sorry, I was just shocked and I forgot how sensitive your ears are." I whispered out trying to ignore the feeling of his warm tongue, as it slid up from the top of my breast to the bottom of my shoulder.
"M'lord, what are you doing? This humane witch isn't worthy to be your mate! She's the whore of that filthy half breed Inuyasha!" The annoying green imp screeched as he tripped out of the bushes, dropping Sesshomaru's armor and shoes. "What dark magic have you used to bewitch the great Lord of the West, Wen…" The imp was on the ground knocked out before the last word left his mouth, Sesshomaru glaring over him.
"Cover yourself Miko." He ordered as he gracefully grabbed his rikio jikatabi, and put them on his clawed feet. I looked down to see the cuts on my shoulder had stopped bleeding, and we're almost closed. Picking up the white and red kosode, I pulled it over my shoulders and quickly tied it shut.
I turned around to find he had grabbed his fur and swords leaving the armor on the ground next to the imp. "Thank you for healing me, and lending me your shirt." I said bowing slightly, trying to sound calm and confident, but I could feel the burning blush on my cheeks. "I should head back home before Inuyasha wakes up, thank you again Lord Sesshomaru." I quickly turned and started walking away.
Sesshomaru's POV
"Follow her."The beast hissed as she started to walk away. The taste of her skin and sweet flavor of her blood still clinging to my lips, while the light smell of Sakura petals and vanilla invaded my nose. My feet were moving before I even realized what I was doing. I can't wrap my head around why I'm listening to my beast or why I'm so interested in the strange Miko.
"You're interested because she's strong, beautiful, and knows when to fight and when to submit. She's the perfect alpha female.Besides when was the last time any female caused you this sort of arousal?"The demon chuckled in the back of my mind.
"She's a human and a Miko, it would never work. We are natural enemies." I growled, noticing the Miko turn to face me.
"Is there a reason your following me?" Her blue eyes stared deeply into mine and I noticed the small hints of sadness and fear in them. For some reason I felt the urge to comfort her, but contained myself.
"This Sesshomaru has to go back to the village to see Rin." I stared back watching as the fear left her eyes and only the sadness remained. Her hand was nervously playing with the sleeve of my kosode, looking at her feet so that her raven hair covered her face. I could smell the hint of salt from the tears she was trying to hold back.
"You should go ahead, you don't want to keep Rin waiting." Kagome mumbled still looking at the ground, the smell of salt becoming stronger.
"Miko, look at me." I ordered, as she defiantly continued to look at the dirt covered path. "You will look at this Sesshomaru when you talk to him." I growled, taking a few steps forward. "Miko, I will not ask again." I now stood mere inches from her when she finally lifted her head, tear filled eyes meeting mine.
"You should comfort her."My Demon urged as I reached out a clawed hand to wipe a stray tear from her soft cheek.
"Why are you doing this? Why be so kind to someone you hate?" She questioned, with an odd look of longing in her eyes.
"This Sesshomaru does not hate you, only the company you choose to keep." I responded before moving back slightly. " You deserve much better than what the half-breed is doing to you." It took me a moment to realize what I had said. Her face flashed with curiosity before she opened her mouth.
"What did you mean earlier? When I was about to bite you, and you said you couldn't promise to keep control." Her questioning look felt as though it was looking right through me. Without another word I started walking towards the village, but realized she wasn't following.
"We should get moving, Inuyasha is starting to wake up." I responded before starting to walk away.
"I'm not going anywhere until you answer me. Why would you possibly lose control if I bit you?" She demanded, her blue eyes staring so intently. It felt as if she was trying to look into my soul and then she quickly looked away. I pinned her between me and a tree moving before she could react. Grabbing her chin in my hand forcing her to look straight at me.
"To an Inu alpha biting can be a sign of two things. The first one being a challenge to this Sesshomaru's station as the Lord of the West and leader of his pack. If this was how my demon saw your actions, I would have snapped your neck on pure instinct. The other option is initiation of mating. Should my demon have seen that as the reason for your actions we would be having a much different conversation right now, one involving a lot more of my name being screamed by you." I barked out in a low voice our faces mere inches apart, her pink lips slightly parted. The unique scent of Sakura blossoms and something else strange but sweet invading my senses. I leaned in closer, moving her chin so our lips were almost touching.
CrunchI heard the sound of a nearby twig snapping, breaking me from the trance the Miko's scent put me in.
Kagome POV
He scooped me up before I could even take a breath. It seemed as though he was about to kiss me, but there's no way the Lord of the West would attempt to kiss any human. Especially a Miko! "Why are you carrying me? And what the hell are we running from?" I questioned as he continued to carry me not bothering to answer. Almost as quickly as he picked me up, he sat me down in front of Kaede's hut; Sango and Miroku both out front starring with open mouths.
"Lady Kagome, are you alright? We were just about to come looking for you." Miroku said calmly while looking at the shirtless Lord next to me. Walking forward he put an arm on my shoulder leaning in he not so quietly whispered "I knew you were mad at Inuyasha, but I never thought you would use his brother for revenge." He smirked and I felt his hand wondering down my back.Smack,Sango and I slapped him across the face at the same time leaving bright red hand prints on both cheeks.
"I was merely pointing out the fact that Kagome appears to be wearing Sesshomaru's kosode and nothing else. " The lecherous monk whinedwhile rubbing his cheek.
"Why are you only wearing Sesshomaru's kosode? He didn't hurt you did he?" Sango questioned while eyeing the Lord suspiciously. "And where's Inuyasha? He said he was going to look for you."
"Sesshomaru saved me from Inuyasha." I explained watching as the expressions changed from shocked to confused.
"What exactly did Inuyasha do to you?" Miroku asked looking at my injured shoulder. Looking down I realized the kosode had slipped just enough to show one of almost healed over cuts.
"It's." I paused for a moment trying to decide what I wanted to tell them. They were all his friends and followed his lead. I saw the concern on both of their faces but was interrupted before I could answer.
"Kagome! You came back. I thought…. Inuyasha made you so mad…. you weren't going to come back." The small kit gasped out between sobs.
"Shippo, I would never leave you behind." I said giving him a tight hug before he pulled away staring at me concerned.
"Why do you smell like blood? Did Inuyasha hurt you again?" I saw Sesshomaru's eyebrow raise for a moment at Shippo's question.
"Kit, find Rin for this Sesshomaru." He barked out but looked at Shippo with the same kind face he gives Rin. The brown haired kit looked up at me, and I nodded for him to go a head.
"Is this one of those adult only conversations?" His big green eyes full of questions and concern.
"Yeah buddy, I'm afraid it is, but it's ok there's nothing to worry about alright." I attempted to reassure him before sending him on his way to go find Rin, waiting until he was out of sight. Sighing, I fixed the white and red kosode; putting on a smile and turning around.
"Honestly guys, I'm fine. He just scratched me a little but I'm already healing. It really was no big deal, you guys know how Inuyasha can be. He…" I started rambling but was cut off by a low growl next to me.
Sesshomaru's POV
"Does she not understand what the filthy hanyou was planning to do."My demon roared in my mind causing all of my senses to heighten.
"I believe she is trying to protect him." I thought back to him. Allowing a small growl to escape, not understanding why the concept made me so angry.
"It makes you angry because you want her."The beast chuckled.
"I do not want a human." I scoffed back.
"Then why have you insisted on following her for the last few months?"He questioned.
"I was curious about her and find her interesting. Nothing more, she is still a human." I responded then allowed my mind to wonder to other things, ending the conversation. That's when I remembered what the young kit said. "What do you think he meant, when he asked if Inuyasha hurt her again?" Had he done something like this in the past, if he had why did she still travel with him. Did she have some kind of death wish.
"You must tell her pack!"The beast growled out. Before I could stop it I let out a deep low growl and felt the Miko's eyes turn to me. "You are not telling them the truth. Do you not understand what he was going to do to you?" I scolded the Miko giving her no chance to answer. "He was going to force you into a mating, use you as his personal slave until you found all the jewel shards for him, and then kill you so he could be with the dead priestess. And that's if the forced mating didn't kill you first." I snapped out in an icy tone while pulling the kosode open enough to reveal the large claw marks. I watched as bright blue eyes pooled with tears, and her cheeks flushed. "Perhaps we were to harsh"the beast whimpered in the back of my mind, radiating with the need to comfort the girl. "No she needs to face the truth." Even if it hurts her, it's better this way.
"I'll kill ya, you bastard!" The shout snapped me out of my thoughts, as I saw the blur of white and red fly from a tree. Before I could react the monk swung his staff and slammed it into the half-breeds face. I chuckled softly to myself as the group started to argue.
"What the hell was that for, Miroku?" Inuyasha questioned while rubbing his face.
"How could you do such a thing?" Both the monk and demon Slayer asked at the same time. I heard the soft shuffle of feet and saw the Miko quickly step into the hut. She emerged carrying her odd yellow bag and started walking towards the sacred tree.
"Miko? Where are you going?" I asked following the path of her steps with my eyes. "Should you not discuss this with your….pack?" I asked unsure of the term, drawing the odd groups attention back to the Miko from where they were berating the hanyou.
"I'm going home." The Miko said swiping at her eyes to dry the tears. "My friends know I'll be returning." Was her response before she picked up her pace. I growled under my breath, realizing that none of her pack was going to accompany her and fell into step several paces behind. "Why are you following me now?" She asked sharply.
"It is improper for a lady to journey unattended." I felt my beast smirking, as I continued to follow the young Miko.
"I can take care of myself!" The dark haired girl responded, turning to face me as we walked out into a clearing. "Besides, it's not like you care what happens to me. After all I'm just another useless human." She snarked, while walking backwards, tears still pooling in her eyes. She blinked a few times before turning back around and looking down into the dry smelling well.
"You are part of my pack Miko therefore I do care what happens to you." I answered, curious about what she was looking so longingly at. "Tell her she is not another useless human, she is much more powerful than she realizes. She is your alpha!"The beast purred.
"You can go back to the village now. You have successfully escorted me home." She scoffed before tossing herself head first over the edge of the well. I moved on pure instinct sending myself over the side after the idiot girl. I grabbed her ankle just in time for a bright light to engulf us.The the odd pressure-like sensation caused my stomach to clench and my head to spin in a way I hadn't felt since I was a pup. I released my grip on the Miko so I could brace myself against the well's side as dark spots danced over my vision.
"Miko, what have you done?"
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