Together Again, Sesshoumaru's Distress
Hello everyone! This is Mai here! I don't usually do this sort of thing but I suppose that this deserves to be introduced. I have spoken about this fan fic so much through out the past year or so on other sites and other people have been able to read them. These stories start off a bit mellow but they'll get to the good stuff I've been bragging about! Well enjoy and sorry for making you know who cry read to find out who I hope you come back and see how the story ends!
"Inuyasha, it's getting late. We should get back" Kagome says concerned
"It's not late" Inuyasha assured her. Kagome is walking very slowly behind Inuyasha.
"But I'm tired"
"No one told you to come."
"I wanted to be alone with you for a little while."
"We'll have time to be alone after we find all of the jewel shards Kagome."
"Is that what we're looking for?"
"I heard from one of the villagers that someone has a jewel shard, so we need to get it before Naraku gets his hands on it." Inuyasha stops and turns to Kagome "If you're that tired climb on." Kagome does so.
"Why did you ask the others to stay behind?"
"I don't need them to find the shards"
"You need me though"
"No"
"Don't lie to yourself you need me admit it" Inuyasha stops and stands up straight letting Kagome fall to the ground on her butt. "Ow! That hurt!"
"I'll show you I can get the jewel shard all by myself" Inuyasha says and darts off.
"Inuyasha come back here!"
After awhile Inuyasha goes back for Kagome. They travel for about two hours until Inuyasha stops.
"You're not going to drop me again are you?" Kagome asks worried.
"No sniff, sniff Sesshoumaru is near by"
"Oh no . . . Inuyasha can you just forget about him just this once?" Kagome asks filled with anguish.
"No! He's probably up to no good." Inuyasha darts off.
"Here we go again."
"sniff, sniff We're getting closer."
"Inuyasha, I can sense a jewel-"
"I told you I can find the jewel shards all by myself!"
"Fine, don't ask me to help you later on!" Inuyasha runs faster.
Meanwhile Sesshoumaru is in a quarrel with a young woman. She has long light brown hair that reaches her knees. She's just a little taller then Kagome.
"Don't you understand?" Sesshoumaru yells.
"No, I can't understand why you act this way!" the girl looks like she is about to cry.
Inuyasha and Kagome arrive at the scene right behind Sesshoumaru so they can't see or hear the girl.
"I can never respond to your feelings." Sesshoumaru says brutally.
"But Sesshoumaru;" she says struggling with a tear that has escaped. "You jerk"
"Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha yells out.
"Inuyasha?" Sesshoumaru turns around to face him.
"Give me the jewel shard I know you have it!" Inuyasha extends his hand out to Sesshoumaru.
"Don't waste my time with your insignificance Inuyasha." The girl who was behind him takes a peek of Inuyasha and Kagome and they see her.
"Who are they?" she asks walking out from behind him.
"My pathetic half brother and his stupid little human girlfriend"
"Sesshoumaru, don't make me repeat myself!" Inuyasha is having a fit.
"Inuyasha he doesn't-" Kagome begins to say "never mind"
"If you won't tell me I'll have to kick your ass!"
"You talk to much, half-breed"
"Half-breed?" The girl looks at Inuyasha in a mysterious way.
"That's it Sesshoumaru it's on!" Inuyasha draws the Tetsusaiga and charges at Sesshoumaru, who evades the attack.
"Don't make me laugh." Sesshoumaru says drawing his sword.
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru charge toward each other and begin their head to head combat. The song Reflection by Megumi Hayashibara begins to play (it's in Japanese). Kagome looks at the girl who is standing right where Sesshoumaru and her were talking.' Why doesn't she move?' Kagome thinks to herself. Sesshoumaru is trying to evade all of Inuyasha's blows and starts moving back. They are standing five feet away from the girl and Inuyasha is about to strike again and Sesshoumaru moves. The sword misses the girl's face by an inch.
"Hey get out of the way!" Kagome yells pushing her down. "Are you crazy? You can get hurt if you stand there." Kagome pulls the girl behind a huge boulder.
"Why did he attack Sesshoumaru?" she demands.
"He's stubborn . . ." Kagome looks at the girl. "Why are you hanging around here with Sesshoumaru, was he bothering you?"
"That is none of your business little girl"
"Little girl? You're about my age. Don't you . . . that thing on your hair pin is it a jewel shard?"
"Yes, what's it to you?"
"Can I please have it?"
"No"
"You don't understand, the jewel, it belongs to me. I'm supposed to protect it from evil."
"If you're supposed to protect it then why is it in my possession?" the girl asks with a glow in her eyes.
"Stop making excuses and hand it over Kasumi?" Kagome yells.
"My name . . . how do you know my name? Tell me girl!"
"That was my cousin's name I guess I said it because you remind me of her" Kagome is in shock.
"Cousin?"
"She disappeared five years ago, she was twelve."
"Kagome?" Kasumi looks at her.
"Yes?"
"I, I thought I'd never see you again!"
"It's you! You're alive!" Kagome and Kasumi hug. "I'm so glad " Kagome begins to say when Sesshoumaru smashes Inuyasha into the boulder they are behind, it shatters. "Inuyasha!"
"You bastard!" Inuyasha yells as he makes his way back to Sesshoumaru.
"Kagome, I suppose you can take the shard" Kasumi says handing it to her.
"Thanks, Kasumi but what are we going to do about them two?"
Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha continue to battle. The two haven't realized that the girls are conversing. Sesshoumaru elbows Inuyasha to the ground and jumps away. Inuyasha stands up and runs ready to stab the Tetsusaiga into Sesshoumaru . . .
"Kasumi no!" Kagome yells as Kasumi jumps between the Tetsusaiga and Sesshoumaru.
"Kasumi! . . ." Sesshoumaru is left speechless and Kasumi's body falls into his arms.
"Take this as a sign of my affection Sesshoumaru." Kasumi faints in his arms.
"No Kasumi;" Kagome stands right in front of Sesshoumaru crying. "Don't leave me again, cousin."
"Cousin?" Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha both ask.
"Use the Tensaiga you idiot!" Inuyasha says.
"I can't" Sesshoumaru says.
"Put your stupid demon pride aside and cure her" Inuyasha demands.
"Please, don't let her die;" Kagome insists.
"I can't because the Tensaiga was stolen from me." Sesshoumaru says in distress.
"Then what are we going to do?" Inuyasha asks.
"Inuyasha tug, tug listen;" Kagome says and Inuyasha ignores her.
"What do I care? You did me a favor, now I won't have her chasing me around like some home sick puppy." Sesshoumaru says looking away. "She's your problem now." He lets her drop to the floor and turns around ready to walk away.
"You coward!" Kagome yells and Sesshoumaru turns back around.
"Forget about him Kagome" Inuyasha says carrying Kasumi "Let's go"
Inuyasha and Kagome head back to Lady Kaede's hut. Kagome is still crying, it's a long way back Kasumi might not make it.
"Inuyasha" Kagome says coming to a total stop. "I'm slowing you down, just go on ahead and tell someone to come for me."
"All right" Inuyasha says and darts off running as fast as he can.
"Please be ok Kasumi;" Kagome says in a low voice and sits under a tree to cry.
Meanwhile, Sesshoumaru is walking very slowly back to his camp.
"Lord Sesshoumaru you're back . . . I, your loyal servant, have waited here for you as you requested." Jaken says.
"Shut up Jaken" Sesshoumaru says.
"What ails you my lord?" Jaken asks.
"I said shut up!" Sesshoumaru yells in a rage and Jaken goes flying.
"Lord Sesshoumaru, where is that pretty girl that came looking for you?" Rin asks. Sesshoumaru didn't answer Rin. He just looked at her. "You look so sad;" Rin hugs Sesshoumaru and he hugs her back.
Sesshoumaru has a flash back from a couple of years back.
"Make way for Lord Sesshoumaru!" Jaken yells as Sesshoumaru walks through a village. People quiver in fear. Sesshoumaru kills anyone who tries to stop him. A young girl steps in front of him. "You stupid girl Lord Sesshoumaru is going to kill you like all the others."
"Shut up you stupid ugly toad. To Sess My name is Kasumi Naotaki and I will not let you kill Lord Taiki!"
"He's in debt with me so move out of my way you stupid girl!" Sesshoumaru is about to hit her.
"No!" she stands tall and stares right into his eyes. "I will not let you pass!"
"Then this whole village will suffer!" Sesshoumaru says and Jaken uses his staff to burn the village.
"You bastard!"
"How dare you look me of all demons with those eyes?"
"How dare you think that just because you are a demon you can walk all over us?" Kasumi is in a rage.
"You don't seem to be from around here" Sesshoumaru says and Kasumi starts to make her fighting stance. "You will pay Taiki's debt for him" Sesshoumaru as he grabs onto Kasumi.
"Let go of me and fight me you coward!" Kasumi yells.
"Sesshoumaru let go of her! It's me you want" Lord Taiki says.
"Consider your debt with me paid Taiki, for now." Sesshoumaru runs off as fast as he can with Kasumi in his arms. After awhile he stops and drops her on the ground.
"You're so stupid!" Kasumi says getting up, she's about to smack him but he moves making her fall flat on her face.
"Do you think you're so tough now?" Sesshoumaru has a devilish smile. Kasumi gets up and looks at him.
"Just because I'm a human doesn't mean I can't kill you!"
"I want to see you try (" as Sesshoumaru says this she tries to attack him.
The flashback ends and Sesshoumaru looks sadder then before.
"Lord Sesshoumaru" Rin struggles to say.
"Yes?" Sesshoumaru looks down at Rin who is very red. He lets go. "I didn't realize I was still holding you."
"It's ok. Do you feel better now? Lord Sesshoumaru? Did you daze off again?" Rin looks deeply at Sesshoumaru as he sits on the ground.
Sesshoumaru has another flashback. The song I Drive Myself Crazy by NSYNC begins to play.
"You know what?" Kasumi asks as Sesshoumaru lays his head on her lap. She is sitting under a tree by a lake.
"No, what?" Sesshoumaru looks confused.
"You have elf ears." Kasumi giggles as he caresses them.
"Leave my ears alone!"
"Don't get so self-conscious about them. I think they're sexy elf ears" Kasumi giggles as Sesshoumaru's face turns bright red.
"Stop embarrassing Lord Sesshoumaru you stupid human!" Jaken yells as he waves his staff in her face.
"He's quite disturbed don't you think?" Kasumi asks with a giggle.
"I suppose." Sesshoumaru sits up and looks at the now laughing Kasumi. Kasumi stops laughing.
"What are you looking at?" Kasumi asks with a concerned smile. Sesshoumaru grabs her face and she gasps. Sesshoumaru smiles and kisses her.
"Are you feeling all right?" Kasumi asks and Sesshoumaru laughs. "What's so funny?"
"You face"
"What's wrong with it?"
Sesshoumaru's flashback ends. The sun is rising and Rin is asleep and Jaken is walking toward him.
"Lord Sesshoumaru I've returned" Jaken says making Sesshoumaru laugh. "What's so funny my lord?"
Sesshoumaru has another flashback.
"Where are you going?" Kasumi asks.
"Away." Sesshoumaru says brutally.
"Then I will join you"
"No!"
"I-I don't understand. Why can't I go with you?"
"I never want to see you again! You're a burden and I want nothing to do with you! You stupid human!"
"Sesshoumaru you bastard!"
"Don't follow me"
The flashback ends.
"Kasumi." Sesshoumaru says.
"Are you still thinking about that stupid human?" Jaken asks.
"She's not stupid!" he smacks Jaken. ". . . She knew, she knew I loved her, for she loved me back. She saw past my pride and into my soul. She wasn't stupid. She was extraordinary." Sesshoumaru gets up and runs off. 'I'm coming Kasumi!' Sesshoumaru thinks as he runs in the direction Kagome and Inuyasha took Kasumi the night before.
Outside Lady Kaede's hut.
"I can't believe it" Sango says after Inuyasha tells everyone what happened.
"Tell me about it . . . that Sesshoumaru is a total creep" Miroku says as he glares lovingly at poor Sango, who twitches by the way.
"Could you please be quiet?" Kagome asks in a fury.
"Kagome, is that pretty little thing really your cousin?"
"Yes she is and before you even think about it, no Miroku she doesn't want to have your children."
"I was rejected before she even woke up."
Meanwhile Sesshoumaru is running in their direction. He has another flashback.
"Sesshoumaru." Kasumi says.
"It's been awhile. What are you doing here?" Sesshoumaru says.
"I came to talk to you"
"I thought you had changed your mind about chasing me around."
"Lord Sesshoumaru who is she?" Rin asks with enthusiasm.
"She's a human? Sesshoumaru . . . don't you think she's too young for you giggles I mean look at her she's barely ten.(" Kasumi is about to burst into laughter.
"Let's take this conversation elsewhere. Rin you stay here and Jaken you look over her." Sesshoumaru says starting to walk.
"But Lord Sesshoumaru;" Jaken says.
"Don't make me repeat myself." Sesshoumaru as him and Kasumi walk away.
Sesshoumaru finally reaches the village. He is in front of Lady Kaede's hut and spots Ronin, Kasumi's sword leaning by the entrance.
"Where do you think you're going?" Miroku asks.
"Get out of my way" Sesshoumaru pushes through and makes it inside. Inuyasha and Kagome are sitting right next to Kasumi's inert body, and Kaede is sitting above Kasumi's head is.
"Sesshoumaru?" Kagome is shocked.
"Is she?" Sesshoumaru rushes to Kasumi's side.
"You're too late . . . she's gone;" Inuyasha says.
"Kasumi . . . it's not fair." Sesshoumaru lets out a tear.
"You cared for her didn't you?" Kagome says still crying.
"Once . . . This all my fault" Sesshoumaru says as he falls to his knees.
"It isn't your fault" Inuyasha says.
"No, it's Inuyasha's fault" Kagome says.
"How was I supposed to know that she was going to jump in front of him?" Inuyasha screams.
"All . . . I . . . want . . . is . . . to kiss her one last time." Sesshoumaru kisses the dead vessel that was once the woman he loved, the woman that was full of life. A tear falls on Kasumi as he kisses her lips.
"I never thought I would see Kasumi again . . . I lost her so soon." Kagome says and Inuyasha hugs her more.
"You haven't lost me" Kasumi says rising.
"You're alive!" Kagome is overjoyed.
" Wasn't I always? . . . I'll have to get myself into more near death situations if that's what makes you love me again Sesshoumaru."
"Huh? . . . But you were dead." Sesshoumaru is in shock, but who wouldn't be.
"I was?"
"Yeah." Kagome wipes a tear from her face and looks at Kasumi.
"That's scary." Kasumi says with a smile.
"It seems Lord Sesshoumaru's Tensaiga was only a vessel." Lady Kaede finally says.
"Say what? . . . I have to stop watching T.V." Inuyasha asks.
"The power to cure humans was always inside him all he needed was something that would extract the powers from his body."
"Kasumi we can be happy together now!" Sesshoumaru says filled with enthusiasm?
"Sesshoumaru" Kasumi makes an angry face
"Yes?"
"I never want to see you again! You're a burden and I want nothing to do with you! You stupid demon!" Kasumi stands up and has his back to him.
"Kasumi " Sesshoumaru says rising. Inuyasha and Kagome stand up too.
"I can't believe you would let me die;"
"Sigh Fine then I'll leave." Sesshoumaru walks out.
"Kasumi are you going to let him go?" Kagome asks.
"He's not a part of my life anymore." Kasumi walks outside.
"Oh great now I have to fix this." Inuyasha says in distress.
"Shut up Inuyasha" Kagome says.
"What's wrong with you?" Inuyasha is weary now.
"I'm still mad at you and I don't want to talk to you until you apologize" Kagome says.
"Apologize? I don't have anything to apologize for!" Inuyasha says in a rage.
Meanwhile outside. Miroku is talking to Kasumi.
"So you're Kagome's cousin?" Miroku asks.
"Who are you?" Kasumi asks with an attitude.
"My name is Miroku."
"Ok."
"So . . . how long have you lived here?"
"Long enough, if you ask me. I would kill for a chance to go back home." Kasumi says.
"Oh, I was hoping we could get to know each other."
"I'm not interested" The door opens.
"Where are you going?" Inuyasha asks from inside.
"Home, stupid" Kagome yells walking outside.
Kagome leads Kasumi to the well.
"So, how are we getting back home?" Kasumi asks. Kagome looks down at the well. "Oh no, no, no, no. I fell down this well and when I climbed out I was stuck here for five years."
"Come on Kasumi. Don't be such a baby" Kagome says getting ready to go down.
"Wait for me Kagome!" Kasumi yells holding on to her and the two jump in together.
Will Sesshoumaru and Kasumi ever get back together? Will Inuyasha stop being such a (sexy) dumb ass? Will Miroku finally settle on the fact that he will never find himself a girl? Find out soon but first how about you read Home Sweet Home, Kasumi's Bundle of Joy.