He halted then turned to face the source of the voice, his eyes narrowing as he recognized her, the bearer of the Shikon no Tama Jewel. Kagome halted also and took a moment to look upon the creature before her. Sesshoumarou whipped a hand in Kagome's direction. Immediately, the harsh wind rushed upon her, trying to blow her away. Kagome tried to shield herself, her head bowed to avoid the cut of the wind, her arms crossed before her face.
"Leave . . ." Sesshoumarou said in his usual toneless voice.
"No, I need to speak to you . . ."Kagome fought the gale and step by step tried to get closer even though the nearer she got to Sesshoumarou, the fiercer the force of the wind. At long last and much to Sesshoumarou's surprise, she got near enough to grab his hand. At once, the rushing wind stopped. There stood an awkward moment, Kagome's hand on Sesshoumarou's wrist, the two staring at each other. Kagome's heart thudded so fast, she could swear that Sesshoumarou could hear it. She will grab this moment to tell him what she had been planning to say. Sesshoumarou's eyes grew narrow again, his head held up even higher. Without any effort, he jerked his hand away, flinging Kagome to the ground.
"Please!" Kagome pleaded as Sesshoumarou turned to leave. But, he turned deaf to her pleas and did not stop walking. What could a mere mortal tell him? Perhaps he knew but always tried to ignore that irritating truth.
"Inu-yasha's gone . . ." she murmured softly, her tears beginning to fall.
"What?" This time, Sesshoumarou did turn around.
"Yes, he is!" Kagome said even louder, standing up slowly. "Miruko and Sango is gone and so is Inu-Yasha . . ." her voice broke. "and I suspect it was Kikio's doing."
"What do you want me to do, human?" He also suspected this, his idiot of a brother running away with his dead beau and leaving Kagome on her own. And her friends, her so-called faithful friends are not to be. "Do you want me to procure Inu-Yasha for you? What do I get in return?"
"Inu-Yasha is my friend and so is Miruko and Sango. . .I have to get them back!" Kagome said. "And besides, I also need them to find the shards of the jewel and to stop Naraku's evil plot." Her voice dropped.
Sesshoumarou laughed coldly. "Do not feed me with your concerns to save this world. Do not be a hypocrite, Kagome. I know what you want. Once the jewel is formed, you will give it to Inu-Yasha and fulfill his wish for him to become a full demon such as myself. Now, do I want that? And your friends, Sango only wants to avenge her brother and Miruko to take the curse of him. Now, tell me, human. If any of your friends has none of these desires or dilemmas, would they try to save this world?"
"But, Naraku. . ."Kagome continued, ignoring his remarks. "What about his evil?"
"You did not answer my question, human. I don't give a care if Naraku rules this land. Let him do whatever he desires to do as long as it will not affect me. Plus if I do consider your request, what would I reap in return? There's nothing you can offer me. It will all come down to you and your friends' advantage. I would be wasting my time. Besides," Sesshoumarou lifted his severed arm. "Inu-Yasha did me a grievous wrong."
"Sesshoumarou, please. I beg you. Help me take Inu-Yasha back. I cannot offer you anything for I have none."
"Then, be gone Human. I will not waste any more of my time."
Kagome watched helplessly as Sesshoumarou walked away, his silver hair drifting vaguely with the night breeze. There was nothing she could do to persuade him. She'll have to rescue Inu-Yasha by herself.