Chapter 1: A Strange Encounter
Not too far from inuyasha and his friends, Sesshomaru walked regally with a two headed dragon, a little imp, and a small human girl... Jaken, the imp, was being cruel and hateful towards the child as usual and continued to throw insults at the kind hearted little girl...
"I don't understand what Lord Sesshomaru sees in you! You too stupid to even survive on your own! Your nothing but a burden!" Jaken squawked annoyingly...
Rin burst into tears suddenly and ran off by herself while Jaken laughed cruelly at the girls lack of control over her emotions...
"Hahaha, what a stupid child! I finally got her to leave for you milord! Now we won't be slowed down by that foolish little human!" Jaken said proudly, "Uh... Milord? Hello?"
Sesshomaru growled angrily at Jaken, making the imp shake in fear...
"Jaken... Find Rin and apologize... Or I'll kill you on the spot... " Sesshomaru growled angrily...
Jaken hastily ran in Rin's direction when his lords eyes began to bleed red...
Meanwhile, with Inuyasha's group...
" Hey! I see steam rising in the forest up ahead!" Kagome said smiling, " Inuyasha, can we make camp nearby for the night?!"
Inuyasha thought it over for a few minutes... Over the past months since Kagome began traveling between her era and the feudal era, inuyasha had come to enjoy having the sweet little human around... Thanks to her, he had a pack of his own...
"Yeah... Why not? We can stay here for a few nights before moving on... " Inuyasha said smiling a crooked grin.
"Oh! Really?!" Kagome said smiling happily, "Thank you so much inuyasha!"
Kagome threw her arms around inuyasha in a fierce hug and gave him a peck on the cheek before skipping into the forest with her bathing supplies...
Sesshomaru and his pack a few miles away...
" Lord Sesshomaru! " Rin cried happily as she raced towards her Lord, "Master Jaken was so nice! He apologized for being mean to me and picked these pretty flowers for me! See?!"
The tiny child happily held up a large bouquet of bright, blue carnations...
"I see that Rin... I'm glad he was nicer to you... "Sesshomaru said, mouth pulling up just the slightest in a small smile...
When Sesshomaru turned and looked down at the little imp bowing to him...
"Jaken... " Sesshomaru said softly...
Jaken looked up fearfully, to see his Lord smiling down at him...
"Milord?" Jaken said worriedly, unaccustomed to seeing his Lord smile...
"That was a very kind thing you did for Rin... Thank you for making her smile and righting your error... " Sesshomaru said softly...
Jaken looked at Lord Sesshomaru as he knelt down and patted Jaken on the head...
" Lord Sesshomaru, there is a hot spring nearby, may I please get a bath?" Rin asked politely...
" Yes... But I'd like to bath first little one... Is that alright? " Sesshomaru asked, patting the child's head affectionately.
"Of course my lord! Take as long as you want!" Rin said smiling warmly...
Sesshomaru nodded and instructed Rin to pick out her sleeping kimono and a kimono for tomorrow before striding towards the forest, unaware that the spring was already occupied...
Back at camp with inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo...
" Why did Kagome go alone Sango? " Shippo asked worriedly, " She usually waits for us... "
" Now that you mentioned it, she has been acting strange lately... She's been deep in thought, like something has her worried... " Miroku said worriedly...
" Perhaps she merely needs time to herself... " Sango stated, though she was still worried as well...
Inuyasha new what was bothering Kagome though... A few nights ago, Kagome caught him kissing Kikyo... He'd told her that he loved her and pretty much threw away the love he new that Kagome felt for him... He'd felt horrible afterwards, but Kagome refused to talk about it... So he decided to leave her be...
At the hot springs, Kagome submerged herself in the soothing warmth and thought about the new music she heard when she last went home... As a welcome home present, her mother bought her a new animated movie called the Lion King... It came with the soundtrack as well, and she fell in love with the songs on it... Without even thinking that someone else could come here to bathe, Kagome began to sing, unknowingly lacing her untrained powers into her already beautiful voice...
Sesshomaru had just began the walk to the hot springs when he heard the most beautiful sound he'd ever heard... A woman singing... Drawn by the lovely sound, Sesshomaru crouched down in the bushes as he watched the beautiful woman sing...
" There's a calm surrender, to the rush of day, when the heat of the rolling world slowly fades away,
An enchanted moment, and it sees me though, its enough for this restless warrior just to be with you...
And can you feel the love tonight, it is where we are, it's enough for this wide eyed wonderer that we got this far,
And can you feel the love tonight, how it's laid to rest, it's enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best,
There's a time for everyone, if they only learn, that the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn,
There's a rhyme and reason, to the wild outdoors, when the heart of this star crossed voyager beats in time with yours,
And can you feel the love tonight, it is where we are, it's enough for this wide eyed wonderer that we got this far,
And can you feel the love tonight, how it's laid to rest, it's enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best,
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best. "
Kagome began to glow brightly as she continued to sing, unaware of audience... Her power reached out to the great dog demon, but instead of hurting him, it wrapped it warm energy around him and the remnants of his arm began to glow... In mere seconds, what was once a stump was now a brand new fully formed arm! When the girl finished her song, Sesshomaru unclothed himself without a second thought and quietly stepped into the hot springs and relaxed... The little miko still had no clue that a demon was actually bathing with her...
" Oh... I need to go back home later and get my mp3 player... I miss my music... Not to mention it's a good way to ignore inuyasha when he gets mad at me... " Kagome said to herself as she began washing...
" What is an mp3 player?" A deep silken voice said from behind her...
Kagome squeaked and turned around to see a very naked Sesshomaru staring at her curiously...
" Um... Lord Sesshomaru? " Kagome squeaked nervously, " what are you doing here?"
"Same as you little miko... Bathing... " Sesshomaru said softly.
" Um... Does it not bother you to bath in front of other people?! " Kagome asked nervously.
" Not at all... Do you not normally bathe with the female demon slayer? " Sesshomaru asked curiously.
"Yes... But she's a female... And your a... Um... Well... " Kagome stumbled over her words...
" A male?" Sesshomaru said smirking.
"Uh huh..." Kagome said blushing...
" Hn... " Sesshomaru smirked at her...
' Oh boy... What's his deal?! He tried to kill me before! Why is he all of a sudden smirking and teasing me?! And he wants to bathe with me too!' Kagome thought nervously...
As if being able to read her mind, Sesshomaru spoke once again...
" You have nothing to fear from me... I am simply curious... " Sesshomaru said softly.
"Curious? About what?!" Kagome gasped.
"Why did you heal my arm? Your a miko and my half breed brother's friend... Why heal your enemy?" Sesshomaru asked moving closer...
"I Uh... I didn't know I did... " Kagome said blushing.
Sesshomaru could smell no deceit from her, but still he pressed her further...
" Your miko powers would not have found me on they're own... Could it be that you were thinking about me?" Sesshomaru asked curiously.
"Um... " Kagome said trying to think.
She didn't really want Sesshomaru to know that she'd been thinking of him... Especially since he was naked in the hot springs with her!
" You had to be thinking of me for your powers to restore my arm... " Sesshomaru stated moving a bit closer to her.
" Uh... So what if I did give you your arm back! It's nobody's business! Inuyasha should have never hurt you that way! Whether it was accidental or not, I don't regret it!" Kagome said defensively...
Suddenly, Sesshomaru appeared before her in the blink of an eye... Kagome gasped and her cheeks heated feverishly as Sesshomaru pressed his body against her, his hot breath sending goose flesh across her heated flesh...
"I wish to know your name... " Sesshomaru said softly.
"Kagome... " Kagome gasped shyly...
"Kagome... " Sesshomaru said softly, "I am forever in your debt... I wish to thank you... "
For reasons unknown to Sesshomaru, he wanted the miko at that moment, but he decided to steal a kiss or two for right now... Even though her luscious body was bare before him..
' Mine...' Sesshomaru's beast spoke in his mind... 'I want her!'
Sesshomaru fought the best he could but to no avail... Something was taking over him!
Not very far away, in a dark castle filled with toxic miasma, Naraku watched with Kanna's mirror as the great dog Lord of the west fought to control his primal instincts...
" Give in... " Naraku spoke in a sensuous whisper, " Take her... "
Back at the hot springs...
" Um... Lord Sesshomaru? " Kagome asked nervously...
Suddenly, Sesshomaru's body began pulsing faster and faster until suddenly Sesshomaru began to growl deeply... When Sesshomaru raised his head, Kagome gasped in fear... Sesshomaru's beast had taken over...
"Um... I think I need to leave now... " Kagome said fearfully...
But before she could make her escape, a powerful arm wrapped around her and crushed her to Sesshomaru's naked body...
"Please... " Kagome whispered, " Let me go... "
"Not until I thank you... " Sesshomaru growled...
Then suddenly, Kagome found herself being kissed by the powerful dog demon... Kagome whimpered as Sesshomaru molded his body to hers, his length growing hard as he rubbed against her silken flesh... The scent of Kagome's fear spiked, but then, a spicy scent of ginger and rose blossoms wafted to his nose and he knew instantly what it was... The scent of her arousal...
