NOTE: This is the "edited" version. Hopefully most of the errors will be gone now and the writing seems better and more complex. I would like to thank all of those that reviewed the original and those reading or rereading this now.
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Nye
Unwavering Dream
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Nor do I want to own Inuyasha, I'd rather own Sesshoumaru or possibly Naruku, he's pretty hot, even if he's evil.
"" Talking
'' Thoughts
You get the picture.
"Stop your unnecessary and excessive chatter human."
I felt his anger roll through me as if he was growling beneath his cool facade. I scrunched up my face in anger, I was not afraid of some self glorifying over-sized puppy!
"I'm not a human!"
Sesshoumaru raised his eyebrow at me mockingly. I glared at his stupid, pretty face. 'How the hell does he get his eyebrows arched so well?' I resisted the urge to trace my own eyebrow and check how bushy and unorganized my arches were. I refocused my thoughts onto the more important matter at hand, though it took more effort than I would care to admit.
"I mean, I am human-."Seshoumaru snorted. "But my name is Ka-. Hey where are you going!"
I stomped my foot at him as he started to walk away, glide really, kind of like floating, only really really gracefully. He reminded me of one of those debutante's just drifting around haughtily. I smiled at the thought, I felt like it gave me some twisted form of a victory. It wouldn't be that hard to imagine Sesshoumaru in a puffy white dress, turning up his nose at those less powerful and pretty than he was and he did wear white after all.
Sesshoumaru was getting farther and farther away from me. It don't look like he was running away per say, but he definitely wasn't waiting for me to catch up either. His gait was steady and determined. It didn't seem like he cared if I stayed or followed him. He never once bothered to look back.
'He has another thing coming if he thinks he can just leave me here! How can he ignore me? How rude!' I stormed after him. 'I wonder what would happen if I tried to give him one good kick in the ass? He'd probably catch it, but then again he'd be holding my foot. Oh, my gawd when was the last time I shaved my legs like -. Wait do women shave their legs here? Do they have razors? I should probably ask Sango. Then again, maybe, he likes hairy legs. Do guys like girls with-?'
"Why are you following me human?"
I blinked. 'When did he stop walking? When did I stop walking?' My intelligence seemed to be waning and I blinked in confusion. "Huh?"
"Are all humans this stupid?"
"My name is Kagome." Sesshoumaru humped as if I was wasting his precious time. "And no, all humans aren't stupid."
Sesshoumaru nodded shortly, as if he was in agreeance with himself. "Then it is only you."
I felt the heat rising to my face in what I hope was anger, not embarrassment. "Why you arrogant, stuck up, jack-."
Sesshoumaru grabbed me by my neck and pinned me to a tree. He was so swift and poised that I didn't even have the time to blink before he crossed the five feet separating us. I had a popsicle's chance in hell of reacting by the time I finally figured out the deep hole I was digging myself into. Sometimes I forgot that all males weren't like Hojo, Inuyasha, Koga, okay, all of the guys I knew really. Disappointing, but it did give me hope for the future of the male race.
"You confuse this Sesshoumaru with that half breed, woman."
I tried to suck in a gasp of surprise but Sesshoumaru was successfully cutting off all of the air to my windpipe. I was starting to sweat slightly but not only from the lack of air. I knew that Sesshoumaru was more powerful than Inuyasha but I wasn't sure which skills Sesshoumaru possessed.
'He can't read minds can he? Oh, crap! If he can then he-.'
Sesshoumaru clenched his hand slightly, increasing the pressure on my neck, as if he knew my mind was wandering. His eyes bore into mine and he waited until he was sure that my complete attention was on him before he continued.
"Talk to this Sesshoumaru like that again and you will be no more."
I stared into his eyes without fear. I wasn't really afraid of him killing me. I knew he could and would do it, but I didn't care. Maybe I just needed this unpredictability in my life or I honestly did want to die, so it would be all over. The "it" I was waiting for was escaping me though. His grip was still iron tight and I felt the blood pulsing in my face as if it was ready to burst from my skin.
Sesshoumaru searched my face with his eyes.
'I wonder if he's gay, all the hot guys usually are. He does have that undistinguishable feminine grace and hair that should be a sin for men to have. If he is gay would he be the man or the woman in the relationship? If I asked him would he kill me before he answered or after? Is it really worth it? Yup! If he kills me without my answer then I'll just haunt him till the end of my days. That would allow me to actually watch for myself. That could be entertaining, in fact, it was well worth whatever he did to me. I could see it all first hand and he wouldn't be able to do a thing.'
The plan was starting to evolve in my head. Most people said that your life flashed in front of your eyes before you died but my afterlife was flashing in front of mine. And sadly my impending death was starting to look better and better.
I started to laugh at my silliness, stupidly wasting some of the precious air that I had left. 'Is this what drugs or an overdose of helium does?'
Sesshoumaru's face tightened but he released his grip on my neck and I fell roughly to the ground. He looked down at me like he was contemplating killing me so that everything would be silent and peaceful again. The question was eating away at me, forever teasing and dangling at the tip of my tongue. When I was pretty sure I wasn't at immediate risk I preceded.
"Sesshoumaru, are you-"
Sesshoumaru glared down at me. I looked at his cold eyes.
'Yup, he'd kill me before he answered just to know that I didn't have the satisfaction of knowing the answer before I died.' I sighed, my question would have to wait for another day.
"Where are we?"
Sesshoumaru took a quick glance around the clearing not missing a single detail. I watched curiously as he jumped straight up in the air landing on a high tree branch. He did it so smoothly his hair barely shifted in the light breeze. He came back down after a few seconds and settled himself on a log. Part of me expected him to brush the moss and dirt off first.
I walked over to him and sat down. I didn't do it as beautifully as he did, but he wasn't looking in my direction anyways. I took a quick peek at his face again. I wanted to study him, for further research of course, but I didn't want him to notice me staring. Sesshoumaru stared pass me into the distance. He was stone still and silent.
"Soooo, where are we?"
Sesshoumaru looked at me for a minute before he answered, "An enchanted forest."
"Oh, okay. Wait, wait a second. Huh?"
"Can you not hear also human?"
I narrowed my eyes. I couldn't tell if he was teasing me or not. "I heard you. I am just surprised you answered."
That little nagging part of me wanted me to stick out my tongue. Childish, but it would provide me with some satisfaction.
"This Sesshoumaru knew you would not be quiet until I answered."
"Are you trying to say you only answered to shut me up?"
"Yes."
"Well, I'm getting tired of all of the silence! I would like to hear something! You know a whistle, a few words. You don't even make noise when you walk. It's like I'm walking
alone but I'm-."
"Of all the humans to get stuck with, I get the annoying one."
"Well, you're not a bucket of fun either."
Sesshoumaru raised his eyebrows at me. I blushed and looked away embarrassed.
'A bucket of fun? Where did that come from?' Arguing with Sesshoumaru was so different than arguing with Inuyasha. Whenever I argue with Inuyasha I am always the smart one. The one that knows exactly what to say, but around Sesshoumaru I feel like an eight year old without any sense. 'Damn my body! I can't seem to control any part of me when I'm around him!'
I decided to let my last thought go, it was starting to lead me down a dark and dirty path. Not that good dirty either. I searched what remained of my brain for a safe subject to discuss.
"So what is an enchanted forest?"
Sesshoumaru turned his glaze back towards me. I rolled my eyes in exasperation.
"Look I don't want to be stuck here anymore than you do. I was already having a bad day. If we are going to get out of here then I need to know how to help."
"This Sesshoumaru doesn't need your help."
"Yeah, you're the one who got us lost in the first place."
"This Sesshoumaru is not lost."
"Then where are we?"
Sesshoumaru didn't answer, instead he raised his head and turned it away from me. He stared off into the distance like he was too godly to answer someone beneath him, in other words me.
"Okay then how do we get out of here?" Once again Sesshoumaru didn't answer. "That's exactly like a guy, can't ask for directions."
Sesshoumaru looked back to me. "Who was this Sesshoumaru to ask? The big tall tree on the right?"
I looked back at Sesshoumaru shocked. 'Did he just use his sense of humor?' It was worth a try. "Yes."
"The tree said, 'Keep walking and ask three trees down on the left.'"
I looked at Sesshoumaru and laughed. Sesshoumaru turned his head to hide what looked like a smile. I smiled at him fondly.' He isn't as bad as I thought.' I stood up stiffly as my eyes widened in thought
"Sesshoumaru, what happens in an enchanted forest?"
"It depends on the forest. The magic is manifested differently in every one."
"Don't you think it's weird that we have been acting strange? I mean, I feel more negative and I don't know giddy, I guess, and you actually look like you feel, well, something."
Sesshoumaru straightened, locking his back into an uncomfortable looking stance. I felt bad, like a little girl who spanked her puppy for something he didn't do. 'Actually spanking doesn't sound too bad. It sounds kind of kinky. The bigger question is who would do the spanking. I would love to spank his-.'
I shook my head. It was happening again and Sesshoumaru hadn't made a single move since my foot inserted itself into my mouth.
"Sesshoumaru, I didn't mean it like-, I know it sounded like-, that wasn't what I was trying to say, I mean, I meant to say-."
"No, you are right. Something is off about this forest. When did you start to feel different?"
I bit the inside of my bottom lip as I tried to place when I started to feel different. I tapped my right index finger on the bottom of my chin as I thought back to the last time I felt truly myself.
"Right after we left Naruku's castle. You don't think he did this did you?"
"What better way to get this Sesshoumaru and the miko out of the way then to put them in an inescapable forest."
I sighed and focused on nibbling my index finger instead. "So we are really stuck here?"
"What being stuck alone with this Sesshoumaru in a secluded place wasn't one of your biggest fantasies?"
I pulled my finger out of my mouth and it made a loud, wet popping sound.
Sesshomaru smirked as if he was reading my mind, again. It looked sexy as hell and I didn't think it was the forest influencing my thoughts anymore or his either. His looks were too predatory like a dog who just got his big, juicy bone.
'Uh-oh, I don't think I'm in Kansas anymore. And that sure ain't Toto.'
