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Chapter 2. On the Hunt
Inuyasha, the gang, and all the male villagers went on an official search party, to try and find her. After 2 days and nights of scouring the village, nearby woods, and the neighboring villages, they feared the worst. They thought they would eventually find her body, or whatever was left of it. But finally, after nearly a week of thorough combing, and Sesshoumaru unexpectedly turning up saying that he could find no trace of her as well, they gave up and headed back to Edo. To everyone's shock, and Inuyasha's dismay, Sesshoumaru went with them. It seems that he overheard some of the villagers' gossip about Kikyo's supposed possession of Rin's body, and he decided to confirm or dispel this theory, for himself. Kagome was so distracted by her own grief and confusion over the sudden and mysterious disappearance of her dear friend, that it made her almost oblivious to this fact. It was there, in the back of her subconscious; she was still a miko, after all. That fact had not changed, or even altered, despite her mated status. Though everyone was completely baffled and mystified, at first, by this, it was easily explained why, by the old and wise Kaede, before she fell ill. The women in the village looked at Miroku and snickered, which he took in oblivious, blissful ignorance; he couldn't be bothered to be convinced of how much of the pathetic lecher that he still was.
But she ignored the agitated, yet still, tightly controlled aura that Sesshoumaru radiated, as she knew well, by now, that he was mostly no threat. As long as Inuyasha didn't try to start anything with him, that is.
She didn't fully come back to her senses, until she suddenly, and rather violently, slammed into the tall and imposing daiyoukai, upon trying to reenter her hut. She was so lost in her own thoughts about Rin, what could've happened to her, and unfortunately, reluctantly reconsidering the once thought ludicrous idea that she had been possessed by Kikyo, that she did not hear Inuyasha yelling at her to try and warn her that he was headed her way. She even failed to hear Sesshoumaru himself, addressing her, "Miko", just a few seconds prior to when he abruptly zoomed in front of her, causing her to collide with his person. But she was paying attention now, that was for sure.
"Uhhhhh...sorry, big brother, I was totally not paying attention, I was totally lost in my own mind. But I'm paying attention now, what can I do for you?", she managed to stutter out, before quickly dipping into a deep, but brief bow. Sesshoumaru made the briefest, but most agitated glare at her, resisting the urge to bare his fangs at her unwelcome and unworthy familiarity with him. Yes, she was technically his sister, now that he and the worthless half breed were mated, but that made no difference to him. He still hated his half brother, though he did admit to himself, begrudgingly, that he held a certain respect for the miko that he had mated. He would never admit it to anyone- not even her- that her immense amount of compassion, and ever growing powers, was dually attractive to him. Once upon a time, he NEVER would have considered regarding a human with any kind of positive regard, save his ward. But unbeknownst to him, over the last several years, something in him had begun to grow, for the young, obnoxious miko. Yes, he still regarded her as such. Kagome had actually matured greatly, over the last few years, but Sesshoumaru did not visit Edo for any longer than an hour or two every year, so he did not know this. Kagome was seldom brash at all, except towards Inuyasha, when he deserved it.
Even so, Kagome found herself retreating back into old habits, since she was caught completely off guard. She would recover quickly, though, as the next words made their way out of Sesshoumaru's mouth: "Miko, you will explain to this Sesshoumaru how this happened." Kagome straightened up immediately, calmly composed herself, and with the utmost care and respect, answered, " I am not sure that I understand, Lord Sesshoumaru. How what happened?" Sesshoumaru took a moment, swept his eyes over here aura, and inhaled her scent. Hmmm, she seems to have learned some manners finally, in the intervening years, he thought to himself. With that thought in mind, he replied, "How did a dead priestess come to possess this Rin's body?" Kagome's mouth fell open, right before she hit the ground.