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The dreams were always so vivid. So much so that it was enough to make the fur of even the great killing perfection stand on end. It was never the same place, but always with the same person. Being a man, he would be the worst one if he said the sex was bad. But it was alot more then just the sex in his dreams that had him going. It was the sheer intamacy of simple touches, smiles, laughes and even tears. She always seemed to stand forefront in every single one of them. As if his whole being was devoted to loving and protecting her with his very being.
Sesshomaru splashed his face with cold water from the wash basin in his room. Love. It was a perposterous idea that humans made up to make their lives better. Love was a fraud and he had no problem calling it out.
Sesshomaru redressed in his armor and fur's and left his room. He ran through the forest at a blinding speed. The wind whipped his hair behind him as he followed the pull that was always a constant nagging feeling in his chest.
"Kagome Sama!" Kagome's head whipped around to find Jaken running toward her at a high speed for the little imp.
"Whats jaken doing all the way out here?" Sango questioned. and kagome shrugged, rushing out to meet him.
"Jaken, what in the world are you doing out here? You know if you are seen with me, they will kill you." She said softly.
Her and Jaken had become good friends shortly after Sesshomaru and her had mated.
"You must go into hiding, My Lady! Quick! Inu Kimi is sending western guards to kill you!" Kagome nodded her head softly, then smiled while placing her hand on Jakens shoulder.
"Jaken, I am attacked day in and out by Demons. I can handle a few guards if the need is warrented." She said standing up nd pointing back to the western lands.
"Go home Jaken Sama. All will be well." She said softly, and he shook his head frantically.
"Yes, but they have a dark priestess!" Jaken screached.
Miroku came up, placing a soothing hand on kagome's shoulder.
"A dark priestess is not good news, Kagome. We must be prepared to deal with an attack of such caliber. Maybe it is best if we do go into hiding for a little while." Sango nodded her head behind him.
Kagome stood their for a few seconds pondering the idea. She hated having to even consider it... but knew that it was probably in their best interest to. They couldnt handle another attack from Sesshomaru should the dark priestess seal her powers.
"Ok, we shall go into hiding for a few weeks." Kagome anounced, earning a sigh of relief from her partners.
Sesshomaru watched Jaken walk away from the Miko and her friends and wondered what he had been there for, meeting with his enemy in secret. Was he conspireing his doom with the witch? Is that the reason why he has not been able to rid himself of the curse?
Jumping down from the tree, he let his aura fan out around him, reaching the small imp. Watching in satisfaction as he froze mid step.
"Jaken." Sesshomaru said, calm and deadly. He didnt want to have to kill the imp. He had been the only good servant who stood up to his standards.
"My Lord... What... What are you doing out here? I thought you were back at the palace getting ready for the worthy battles my lord." Jaken bowed low to the ground. With a sharp smack with his staff, jaken was knocked upwards and onto his backside.
"Jaken, what were you conspiring with the woman?" He asked, looking down at him with a glare in his eyes. Promising death should he lie to him.
"N... Nothing my lord, she is just a humble friend of this ones. I was only speaking to her." He said bowing once more.
"Do you not know who that woman is?" Sesshomaru asked, eyeing his retainer for deception.
"Yes my lord. She is the Shikon No Miko." Jaken answered.
Sesshomaru pondered the new information. A very powerful Miko. The shikon No miko... So she was not a witch but a priestess. The... Priestess.
"Very well Jaken, you may take your leave. Tell my mother, The worthy battles have been cancled untill further notice. I have other matters to attend to that are more pressing at the moment." He said and turned to leave.
Kagome arrived at the small hut on the outskirts of the southern lands, almost touching the western boarder. Kagome, placed her hand on the barrier, bringing it down, revealing the hidden hut.
"Rin?" Kagome called, waving a hand in the air and replacing the barrier.
Rin, heard her name being called and walked outside to see Kagome alone. She never traveled without Sango and Miroku and gave a confusing look to her mother as she walked into the hut.
"Where are the other's?" She questioned, closing the door behind her.
"We decided to split. InuKimi is sending guards and dark priestess's after us. We needed to go into hiding." She said, sitting down beside the fire and stiring the stew Rin had been previously making before her arrival.
"We decided it was best to split up. Miroku and her are going to head east to sango's abandoned village. Miroku will then errect a barrier of protection for the two." She said, smiling at her grown child.
"I dont understand that woman..." Rin said, pouring a bowl of stew for herself and kagome, before sitting down to eat.
"Im so sorry for the short notice, Rin. Would it be to much for you to put me up for a few weeks?" Kagome asked, sipping at her bowl.
"Of course Mama. You know you are always welcome here." She said.
Shippo walked into the hut, carrying a bundle of firewood and a few rabbits slung over his shoulder.
"Rin, could you preserve these for the winter coming up?" He asked, kissing rin gently, then turning toward kagome.
"Its so good to see you Shippo!" Kagome sobbed, hugging him to her tightly before pulling back.
"I was so worried Kagome. We have not had a visit from you in so long... I was sure that damn dog had killed you." He spat out.
After what had happened to them in Sesshomaru's castle... He had never been to keen of him. Shippo had even faced off with him a time or two. But because Sesshomaru had been the one to teach and train shippo in the art of fighing. Neither of them were able to do much other then wound the other and wear each other out.
Rin and Shippo had mated a few years before everything happened. Rin had been two months pregnant when InuKimi had her new guards replace the original ones, and toss Rin and Shippo out. Rin lost the baby. The night had been to cold. Shippo had barely been able to keep Rin alive with his fox fire.
They lived in a cave in walking distance from here. When spring came around, Shippo built this hut with Inuyasha's help. And they live here now. Kagome keeps a barrier around it that only those who have pure intentions may cross. It is hidden from view from everyone. Just incase.
"He is persistant... I can tell you that." Kagome sighed. "But I do not believe he is able to kill me... Wound me maybe... But kill me... I do not think its possible." Kagome brought her hand back up to the spot on her neck that was supposed to display her mating mark.
"Ill make you a bed roll up. You need rest so you can train in the morning. No doubt, you are going to." Rin said. I smiled and got up to start washing on the dinner dishes.
The first week went by perfectly fine. There was no sign of InuKimi's bounty hunters and they were able to go about their days. But week two proved to be their worst nightmare.
Kagome felt the first soldier hit the barrier and inter into the alternate plane she had ready for those who wondered into the barrier. She made it so they wouldnt know there was a barrier even in place. She stayed up at night, watching and guarding the border of the barrier, hoping and praying one of the dark priestess's wouldnt catch onto the hidden barrier and try to bring it down.
With a mighty growl, Sesshomaru snapped his wrist and let loose the whips of his poison claws. Snapping down on the disobedient guards. He was not happy his mother had sent them out in the first place to kill his prey and was even more furious when they refused to heed his comand to return to the western castle.
Slash after slash he brought down his guards. He didnt kill them, but he would sure them then with a reminder of who their alpha was and he was to be obeyed at all cost.
Standing before his fallen comrads, he eyed them deeply.
"Now, I shall only tell you once more before your lives are forfiet. Return to the western castle. Take all those who came with you and do not interfere with this ones plans again. My mother is not the Lord of the western lands, nor holds the power to order you to such things. And shall I find out you disobey this Sesshomaru's orders again, Your life shall be mine." He said, walking away calmly as if he had not just battled and wounded his men.
He had seen them prowling around the barrier the witch had walked through. He knew who they were after and was not going to stand for it. Getting back to his post in the tree infront of the barrier. He returned to his task of watching for any signs of the woman coming out. When she did, he would have her right where he needed her to be.
Kagome yawned, getting up out of the bedroll. The danger that had been hanging over their heads, gone. She wondered why they had dissapeared as fast as they had appeared, but shook it off as she dressed in her fighting clothes, aligning her swords and bow just right on her person before bidding Rin and Shippo goodbye.
She had been thinking about her family back in her time and missed them dearly. The well had stopped working, so she could not return to them. She knew she would see them again one day... But 500 years from now and If she lived long enough.
She walked forward as her feet pounded the dirt road. Taking a slight glance to the left of her, she pushed her sences out, feeling for any threat. When her aura pinged off of the desire of her heart, she cursed under her breath. Stiffly she continued to walk. Bracing herself to the attack she had almost been certain would happen.
The moon fell over the sun like a blanket and cast moonlight over the lands. With a sigh, she silently and quickly made her way to a spot in the woods she could make camp. She was not far from a hotspring. The sound of the bubbling water was calling to her. She had needed a bath. She wasnt able to take one in the barrier, having to settle for washclothes and water. It hardly got her as clean as she desired.
Sesshomaru's aura had dissapeared a few miles back and she wondered of she had really felt it or had it been a figment of her imagination. Grabbing her bag, she made way to the spring.
Throwing a few handfuls of mixed flower petals in the water, she sniffed the misty air... Satisfied when the sweet smell wafted to her. Stripping from her clothes, she errected a barrier so she would not be disturbed from bathing by any unwanted company.
Tonight marks another year that Sesshomaru had been placed under his memory lock. With every year... Day... Minute that passed. She has to fight herself not to reverse the whole thing. She wanted him... Needed him like she needed to breath. She had embraced the chaos of her life when he was with her. He always told her that it was their duty, not just hers. As his mate, he vowed to stand by her through even the toughest of battles. But it all ended.
She was on the radar of many feirce demons. Sesshomaru included. She only feared that one day, she would have to seriously hurt him in order to stop him... or worse. She wondered if when that time came... would she be able to do it?
Shaking her head she sighed into the mist, her hands rubbing the bar of soap over her skin, scrubbing the dirt and dust off her porcelain skin. No... She didnt think she would ever be able to kill him or hurt him. He was to perfect. The man of her dreams. If one of them lived, it would be him. She would die by his hands, if that meant he survived. She was cursed to live forever without him. Therefore, she didnt mind if it was cut short by his hands.
She leaned up against a rock and let her head rest. Her eyes were burning with lack of sleep. She was tired. Her head began to nod, and her eyes began to droop... It shouldnt hurt to sleep... just a moment.
Sesshomaru encountered the barrier the Miko had created and with unsure hands, he reached up and stroked the surface of the shimmering bubble. He could feel the prickle of her Miko energy pricking at his skin. He watched in Awe as the barrier's aura began to cover his person. His own Aura mixing with the miko's and then exploding in a beautiful flurry of tiny mixed colored sparks around his body.
It was an act he was not familier with. He rose an eyebrow at the display. It was as if her aura was reacting to his own as if it had been missing him from its presence.
Stepping through the barrier, he gently sniffed the air and smelled her scent wafting from up ahead of him at the hotspring not far from him. He could hear her even breathing feintly and knew she was asleep.
Walking forward, he ignored the pull of her Aura to release his. He would hide out until she awoke and kill her swiftly and break the curse. She had proved to be difficult when he fought her before. But an unplanned attack... She would never see it coming until it was to late.
She was perched on the rock. Her head cocked to the side as her wet hair stuck to parts of her face, and drooped down her chest, just barely covering her breast.
He gazed down at her. He had to admit. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever laid his eyes upon. There wasnt any demoness who would ever hold a candle to the striking beauty she held just so naturaly so. Her hair long and flowing, fanning out in the water around her, the most beautiful sleek black. Her lips plump and a beautiful strawberry color. Her cheeks high and held a natural blush.
"Sess... hom...aru..." Kagome whispered in her sleep. Her head jerked ever so slightly as she had her dream.
Sesshomaru held his breath. He couldnt understand why she would be uttering his name in her sleep. Reaching down ever so slowly, he brushed a piece of hair from her cheek and stared. She was so tired. The dark circles under her eyes had pulled at his heart in a very confusing way... He felt himself wanting to hold her. To protect her, instead of kill her. He didnt understand that. If the witch was asleep, how was she captivating him.
Sesshomaru pulled away from her, took one final look and jumped up in a tree near by, pulling his aura in. He would wait for her to wake... Then he would end her. This day, he will put an end to the curse she place on his person once and for all.
A stiff wind picked up and whipped around her person, bringing chills to her arms and carrying a scent up to the Taiyoukai in the tree. His nose flared and he bore a confused look. The Miko's scent strangely resembled his... or his scent was on her person...
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