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Fire and Ice

Chapter 2: The Fire Dragon

"SIT!"

A loud crash was heard through out the forest as the one hanyou plummeted into the ground by a fuming miko standing over him.

"How can you just say something like that and think you can just get away with it?!" the miko yelled.

"Fho hjkf hjkd?!"

"What did you say Inuyasha?! I can't hear you through your muffling!" Inuyasha lifted his head from the ground.

"I said why's you do that wench?!"

"Why?! Because you were being rude, that's why!"

"Well what did I do?!"

"What do you think?!"

"Just tell me dammit!"

"Shut up! Just do what I say and shut the hell up cause I'm not telling you a damn thing!"

"No!"

"SIIIT!!!!"

Once again the hanyou was pushed even farther into the crater as he let out a stream of curses. Kagome willed herself to calm down before turning to walk off into the forest. Sango got worried. It was only a few minutes ago that they left the village and they are already fighting with each other. Sango's worry grew even more when she saw Kagome heading towards the forest alone.

"Kagome wait!"

Kagome didn't stop and instead kept on walking until her form completely disappeared from their view.

000

Deep down in the depths of Mt. Fuji, a beast let out long and ferocious growl and snapped its ruby eyes open to the world above.

000

Kagome fumed as she walked deeper into the forest, kicking sticks, rocks, and sometimes trees alone the way. Letting out a stream of curses, she walked over to a tree and slid down it until her butt touched the ground.

"Damn him! Thinking he can just say that about Sesshomaru and his ward!" she fumed as she grabbed a stick that she had kicked earlier and started doodling on the ground with it. She knew Inuyasha was a jerk sometimes but she would never think he would say something like THAT about him! Kagome's eyes glazed over in thought. Still, she stood up for Sesshomaru and his ward Rin. Why though? Why would she do that? Could it be that she has feeling for the Taiyoukai?

Kagome finished her drawing and then stared at it. She let out a long sigh. Somehow her thoughts have been on HIM lately. I'm mean who wouldn't have the demon lord on their minds? With his long gorgeous bluish silver hair and his…

'Whoa there Kagome! Since when did you start detailing him in such a way?!'

Even though she would just even think about it, she still blushed. Staring at the doodle on the ground, she traced the two stripes with her pointer and middle fingers.

'Even though he seems emotionless on the outside, deep down his real feelings are there somewhere waiting to be released.'

Finally snapping out of her thoughts, she looked up, realizing that she felt a presence standing right in front of her. She nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw who it was.

"S…Sesshomaru?" she squeaked out. The Taiyoukai's lip twitched upwards a bit. The miko was quite amusing. His eyes lowered to the doodle on the ground. His lip twitched upwards even more.

'So the little miko was thinking of me…interesting.'

Looking back at the miko, he started his advance towards her until he was only five feet away from her.

"S…Se…Sesshomaru?"

He almost laughed at the look on her face, almost. He looked back down at the doodle again before looking back up.

"Very impressive art work, miko."

He watched as she let out an 'eep' before erasing the drawing with her foot.

"I…it was nothing!"

A smirk escaped his mask at her slight discomfort. He watched her stand up and brushed herself off before staring back up at him.

"Rin has missed you very much." The miko looked puzzled.

"Rin?"

"Yes." Kagome smiled.

"If it's alright with you, can I come and visit her?"

Sesshomaru nodded and turned around towards the direction he had entered from. "Come."

"Yes milord." she said not mockingly, but teasingly. This time Sesshomaru let out a small smile.

Interesting indeed.

000

"Rin you stupid child, slow down!" the green toad yelled.

"But Master Jaken, if we go any slower, we may not catch up to Lord Sesshomaru!" the little girl whined. Jaken scoffed.

"Course we will! Lord Sesshomaru will never abandon his faithful servant!"

The two head dragon that was following behind Jaken snorted. Rin smiled and started to hum her own tune as she skipped along the path they were taking.

Suddenly the ground beneath them started to shake lightly. Rin started to get scared.

"Master Jaken!" she cried as she ran behind him for protection.

"What's this?! The ground is trembling!"

The ground started to shake harder and harder until it shook so hard that the trees around them started to collapse to the ground.

"Rin, get upon Ah-Un now!" Jaken shouted as he started to climb up onto Ah-Un himself. Rin nodded and did as she was told and soon the two headed beast was off the ground and into the air.

"What about Lord Sesshomaru?!"

"Nonsense! He will be fine!"

Rin, who was slightly worried for her lord turned her head in the opposite direction they were heading to look at the damage below them, only to widen her eyes as she spotted something else.

"Master Jaken look!!" she cried out as she pointed in the direction of which she was looking at. Jaken turned himself around and widened his eyes at the sight as well.

Mt. Fuji was erupting.

000

Kagome was enjoying a nice thought when the ground beneath her started to tremble. She and Sesshomaru stopped.

'Rin.'

"Ack! Earthquake!!!" the miko yelled making Sesshomaru raise an eyebrow at her.

'Earthquake? Is this—'

He was brought out of his thoughts when the trees around them started to collapse. On pure instincts, he grabbed the miko by her waist, in response she gave him a high pitched squeak, and started to dodge the trees around them. Soon he was up in the air on his cloud and was surveying the ground below him.

'What could cause this much destruction?'

"LORD SESSHOMARU!!!!"

Sesshomaru's head snapped upwards as he spotted his ward and servant on top of the twin headed dragon heading his way. When he looked behind them, he nearly dropped Kagome. She sensed his uneasiness and looked up at him only to see his expression of slightly widened eyes.

"Sesshomaru? Are you alright?"

"Miko. You are from the future are you not?"

Her eyes widened. 'How could he…'

"Answer!" he snapped. Kagome visibly flinched at the hardness of him voice.

"Yes." He nodded.

"Then tell me what this is all about." Sesshomaru stated, pointing at the mountain behind Rin, Jaken, and Ah-Uh (who are now apparently closer to them both…). She blinked a couple of times before looking in the direction he had mentioned about. Her eyes widened in a state of horror.

'Oh great Kami…'

"Mt. Fuji is erupting…" she whispered. Sesshomaru stared at her incredulously.

"Erupting?"

"Yes. It means that it will explode, in your source of understanding." Sesshomaru didn't like the sound of this.

"Explain."

Kagome opened her mouth to say something when a loud bang was heard from the mountain followed by a high screeching sound that made Sesshomaru and even Kagome wince in pain.

"Lord Sesshomaru, I'm scared!" Rin cried.

"Stay behind us Rin!" Kagome said as she tried to calm the child down.

Another high pitch screech was heard before a long low wail was heard.

Then something happened. Out of the opening of Mt. Fuji's mouth came a huge blast of fire before something shot forth out of the opening it's self. Kagome froze. She then remembered what her History teacher had taught.

*Flashback*

"In the deep depths of Mt. Fuji's core lays a beast unknown to the outside world itself. It was said that the beast was sealed down there during a battle with the most powerful miko and was forever to remain down there, forever in a deep sleep…

bit the miko died after her battle with it.

She used the last of her powers to seal the beast and then she to fell into a never ending sleep, never to wake up again.

It was said that the beast was a red, fire dragon by the name of Ryukami. Ryukami was a powerful dragon that had impenetrable scales and deep ruby eyes. His spikes ran down his neck and back, his teeth as sharp as the rocks themselves. His flames could melt metal down till there was nothing and his tail was used as a whip that could cut a person in half.

Even though the legend says that Ryukami was sealed by the miko, it continued five thousand years later…

and now at the time of the Feudal Era, Ryukami has awoken and was out for revenge."

*End Flashback*

She couldn't believe her eyes and watched as that something took a shape of a large, red, fire dragon. She felt as Sesshomaru tensed up beside her and knew what was to come.

"Ryukami…"

000

I'm tire…I'm going to bed…g'night…*yawns and falls on the bed*