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AUTHORS NOTE:
I'm again... on a sugar rush...
I apologize for my Empath mistake... she would also have to be a telepath... so I'll just refer to it as her curse... instead of using either terms... I don't wanna be wrong...
Wishes of Love
Tears of uncertain apologies...
LAST TIME...
But it was too late, she didn't get away in time... his eyes were red... she was pinned to a tree and about ready to cry...
"Sesshomaru stop... please"
'Maybe its like when Inuyasha changes...'
"Sesshomaru...Sesshie... please" she never stopped looking in his eyes... "Please listen..Its Kagome... please I'm not mad just please listen..." his eyes had specks of gold again. But he gripped her arms, drawing blood... she didn't know what to do so she leaned up and pressed her lips to his and watch as his eyes changed back, and she pulled away...
She ran back to the camp and tried to pretend it didn't happen... 'well he tried to warn me...' she thought desperately trying to ignore everyone's worried looks 'gah.. My life sucks... how the hell can I find a mate...?
THIS TIME...
Kagome sat in the corner of the camp site.. Vigorously applying Head On directly to her forehead... (I hate that commercial by the way... but I love the product)... she was wrapped in blankets and trying to block out the bickering around her... Inuyasha was being a bit of an ass... Sango and Miroku were really mad at him... Shippou was scared for his mother figure... they still hadn't come up with a plan yet for how to find her a mate... and it was becoming obvious that she couldn't live with it... there is no way she could stay like this and stay sane for too much longer...
"WHAT!? I thought... maybe some good news would cheer everyone up..."
"Kagome is in real danger and you thought" Miroku did an Inuyasha impression and looked like a pompous ass "Hey guys... here's some good news... Kikyou's gonna be my mate..." He took a breath "was a good thing to say?
Sango resisted the urge to laugh at the face Miroku made... "Yeah, why were you surprised when Kagome wasn't happy"
"Happy or not... it wasn't fair.."
"We'd probably be a bit more supportive if you had better timing..."
"Feh"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP EVERYONE" Kagome shouted angrily... "Inuyasha... I'm sorry I wasn't happy maybe 'eww you have to screw that thing' wasn't the best response but you don't have to whine about it for TWO HOURS"
Kagome had no one to talk to... everyone was too emotional... the only 'emotionless' one had left... She hadn't seen Sesshomaru since what happened in the forest... She wasn't worried about him... she knew he could take care of himself... she'd just rather talk to him... cause Sango gets more and more worried as the hours go by...Kagome gave up...
'Ugh... my head is killing me... my stomach feels like I just got stabbed... FUCK... cramps suck enough on there own... Kami... why did you do this to me?' Kagome looked around at her friends and sighed 'I have to get the fuck away from their emotions...'
She walked into the forest with Kirara, her bag. Her blankets... and her bow "I'm making my own, smaller camp... I won't be far..."
"But Kagome..." Sango's voice trailed off...
"I'm sorry...but its killing me to listen to everything..."
Kagome walked into the forest until her thoughts became her own and she felt calm... She sat up camp in the small clearing around her...
"Kirara... can you transform please and find me some fire wood?"
Kirara nodded and walked away.
By the time Kirara got back Kagome had made a makeshift bed and was setting up an area for the fire...
After the fire was started Kagome set up a barrier around the clearing and she and Kirara laid down to sleep...It was calming... she thought 'maybe as long as I keep a distance at night and only travel with them during the day... maybe... just maybe... I'll be ok for a while...'
((Ugh I thought I was gonna get to type all night... but I have rehearsal for three hours... crap!))
((ok... so I know this like breaks the story... but I just walked to rehearsal in a snow storm and then they told me that they called my friend to say that they didn't need me or her... but she hasn't had a phone in months... luckily I got a ride back home... but I'm sooo pissed...))
But when she woke up her head hurt again... she looked around... her friends weren't there... they were still at the camp site they had made... but she could still hear their thoughts... she guessed that the distance she could read thoughts from must've increased... (Duh Kagome..)
'Fuck... I just need to get away for a while..' Kagome started packing her bag after swallowing three Advil... 'my head feels like its going to explode... or implode or whatever heads would do...'
Kagome slowly walked toward where her friends were waiting for her...
"Sango..." she whispered, her voice chiming through her head making it hurt worse... "I think I should go back to see Kaede... my head... it hurts worse every day... every hour... every minute... there must be something I can do to... at least slow it down... Sango.. I'm sorry.. But I have to leave..."
"Oh no bitch you aren't going anywhere... you have a job to do... we have to find those shards"
"Inuyasha you have your whore who can find the shards til I can come back..." Kagome near shouted... she turned back towards Sango "I'm gonna borrow Kirara ok? I'll send her back with news ok?"
"Of course Kagome..."
"Thank you Sango... I'll see you soon..." she turned towards Shippou and then looked back at Sango "Please take care of Shippou til I come back ok?"
"Of course.. You didn't even have to ask..."
Kagome mounted Kirara and flew off into the sky, headed towards Kaede's village...
She landed and quickly covered her ears in an attempt to block out the thoughts of the villagers... she rushed into the hut that she had been in many, many times... the hut that belonged to Kaede... but when Kagome walked in to the main room of the hut she didn't see Kaede... she immediately panicked..
"FUCK...fuck fuck fuckity fuck fuck..." she half shouted
"Calm down my child... it is not proper for a miko to act in such ways... no matter what the situation" Kaede's voice chimed through the room as she entered from one of the smaller back rooms...
"I'm very sorry Lady Kaede... I just... between my head and now my stomach... and Inuyasha and Kikyou... and Sango's so worried about everything... and Shippou is scared to death and I'm pretty sure I'm losing my mind... and I just... I need help Kaede... I really do..." Kagome took a breath... "Isn't there anything we could do Kaede... there has to be something..."
"Well... if you could learn to use mental barriers... you could probably lessen the effects... since the pain is mainly coming from the constantly conflicting feelings...if you could block the feelings... the thought reading would come in handy... but it could only help for so long Kagome.. You'd still have to find a mate... the barrier would just make the pain lessen... for a short time..."
"Well... then teach me..."
"Unfortunately, Kagome... Mikos don't learn such spells... feelings are an important part of our lives Kagome... you'd have to learn it from a demon..."
"Oh that will be easy as pie... FUCK... 'hi mister demon... I'm a miko... I swear I won't purify you if you teach me how to erect a mental block' that'll go over great... especially considering I don't know any full demons... I mean Shippou only knows simple funny spells..." Kagome was losing hope...
"Do you not know Lord Sesshomaru?"
"Oh like lord-oh-so-cold would help me..."
"Its better to ask then die wondering what if..."
"Fine... I'll go check..."
There was a silence, neither miko moved... Kaede watched Kagome... Kagome was thinking...
"I'll stay here for a while... I should send news to Sango... then when Kirara comes back... we'll leave..."
Kaede nodded... Kagome pulled out paper and a pen and wrote a note...
"Dear Sango-
I'm going to be gone for a little while... I think I figured out something that might help... can't give you details yet... lie to Inuyasha... I don't care what you tell him... just be believable... ok? Send Kirara back with a response or something that I can read to take my mind off of everything... thanks Sango... for everything... and yeah... I'll see you guys very soon... don't worry... I'll be ok, I promise..
Love ya like a sister,
Kagome"
"Kirara... take this straight to Sango... don't let Inuyasha see it ok?"
The demonic cat nodded
"Go as fast as you can and return as fast as you can... we have no time to waste.."
Kirara nodded again and dashed away...
Kagome laid down and rested her head trying to block everything out... she closed her eyes and drifted of into a light sleep...
YAY DREAM
Kagome stood in a field of flowers her hair blowing in the wind. She spun around and around, falling to the ground and rolling around... She sensed him watching her... She got up and smiled running towards him, leaping in his arms...
"I love you so much..."
"I love you too, Kagome..."
Kagome rested her head against his chest... and sighed... "I'm just so glad I found you..."
"It was destined Kagome... everything is chosen by the gods and the fates... I'm glad we were chosen for each other..."
"Why do you always have to be so logical?"
"I just do..."
Kagome leaned forward and kissed him...
They slowly faded away as she opened her eyes to see Kirara sitting on her stomach...
"Hmm... your back already? Thanks..."
'That was the strangest dream ever...' She saw a piece of paper in Kirara's mouth and took it carefully...
'Dear Kagome,
Ok, ok I lied to Inuyasha, I told him you went home to get more supplies and such for your head... but you have to send me more news when there is some to send... I won't tell Inuyasha anything.. I'm just worried about you.. You know? Take care... and don't be gone too long or Inuyasha might try to go get you... and if you aren't home... I don't even wanna think what could happen...
Love you like a sister,
Sango
PS... you'll be fine Kagome... you're strong enough to fight this..."
"Well I guess I can't procrastinate any more... I guess we should try to go find... Sesshomaru..."
They left the hut after short goodbyes with Kaede and left to look for the oh-so-hott lord... Well with Kirara's nose it didn't take long for them to find a scent and end up deep within the western lands... hopelessly lost... and unable to find his scent again..
WITH SESSHOMARU
'Who the fuck is following me?'
So the ice lord isn't an idiot... he sensed he was being followed and quickly hid his scent...
Sesshomaru jumped into a tree knowing that the followers would be there soon and fall straight into his trap... they would follow his scent til it stopped then stop to think of a plan... then he could punish the trespassers...
But when he saw who the trespassers were... he was shocked...
'What is she doing here?'
"I need your help..."
'Fuck she can still hear thoughts...?'
"Yes Sesshomaru... I can I don't fuck people that quickly... JEEZ... I mean it was less than two days ago when we last saw each other..."
"Well, you are human... who knows what your filthy species does"
"Your such an ass..."
"Bitch... I've killed people for less... you know that..."
"Last time I checked you were the dog... whether you're female or not is under debate..."
"This Sesshomaru is certainly no female... but whether you're a whore or not is under debate"
"Look I didn't come here to be ridiculed... I wanted help... but if you're too conceited to listen to me for five seconds without being the most pompous ass in all of Japan... then I'll just leave..."
"You don't even know where you are..." 'Stupid humans'
"Do so! ...I'm west-ish... oo... and humans aren't stupid... demons are just assholes"
"Wow.. You're right... humans aren't stupid at all ((sarcasm sarcasm)) knowing your west-ISH can get you anYwhere..."
"Fuck you!"
"No thanks!"
"Wasn't an offer..."
"Well woman are you ever going to tell me what you needed or are we going to play this game of cat and mouse all day?"
Kagome blushed and looked at the ground... "I just... I was wondering if you knew how to make a mental barrier..."
"Of course...any moron can do that..."
"Well Kaede seems to think that it might help with the headaches and give me more time to find a...mate...ugh"
"And? Your point is? Plus most girls your age should already have a mate... you should be excited..."
"Uh my point is... I need you to teach me how to do it... and no I am not excited... girls from my time do not get married this early.."
"Married?"
"Mated..."
"ahh..." 'Humans...'
"That's besides the point... I really need help Sesshomaru... my headaches are getting much worse..."
'You've got to be kidding me...'
"no I'm not..."
"Stop reading my thoughts bitch.."
"If I could control it I would..."
"Fine... you just have to concentrate... try to block everything out... build a wall around your thoughts... build a wall around your emotions... it isn't hard..."
Kagome squinted her eyes shut and focused...
She looked ridiculous but any demon could sense that she was actually doing it... pretty much correctly...
Sesshomaru rolled his eyes... she had put the barrier up already but she hadn't figured that out... she was still standing there... looking rather... constipated...after about two minutes of watching her look like a complete and total moron...
"Wench.. Stop wasting your energy... the barrier's up..."
"Don't call me wench, of great Sesshomaru of pompous ass land... you know my name..."
"Bitch I'll call you what I want to call you and your be glad that I ever acknowledged your petty existence at all..."
Kagome started jumping up and down...
"What the fuck are you doing miko?"
"I couldn't feel your anger... I couldn't feel your anger!!!"
"Good, you aren't completely incompetent..."
"You know what? I don't care what you think... or say... because right now I'm just glad that my headaches won't be as bad...thanks so much Sesshomaru... now I have more time to find a..." she stopped... she didn't want a mate... she didn't want to be bound to someone like that.. She wasn't stupid... she knew it was different the marriage... and that meant that she'd have to be bound to someone from the past... she'd have to meet someone... but who would want her... who would want someone with a curse... who?
Sesshomaru saw her thinking... he wasn't sure what to say... so he just thought... human...
"I'm sorry by the way...for the other night... I should have controlled myself..."
"Huh?"
But she knew he wouldn't say it again... she smiled "don't worry about it... it isn't a big deal... Inuyasha has definitely done worse when his demon blood takes over... I mean, you're full demon.. I was actually shocked at the control you had...I guess that's when its good being human... don't have to worry 'bout that..."
"What could that idiot have done that's worse than this Sesshomaru letting control slip for even a fraction of a second..."
"Ugh... attitude... attitude... well if you must know.." Kagome thought for a moment about whether or not to tell him... "he came really close to raping me once..." her voice was soft... remorseful.. "I pulled away and sat him til I thought there was a good possibility that he'd be crippled... I was so scared and mad and upset.. All at the same time..."
"You stayed under his protection even after that...?"
"He doesn't remember it... he was out for over a day before he finally woke up again... he didn't remember it at all..."
"He's an idiot..."
"I'm quite aware of that fact..."
"Yes"
"Yes? What the fuck does that mean?"
"Does it matter?"
"Of course I matters...becau.." she looked left, her eyes were wide as saucers.. "three shards... coming very, very fast..."
No sooner had she finished talking... Kouga came speeding out of the trees...
He grabbed Kagome's hands and pulled her close to him...
"Oh Kagome... I knew I would find you... I followed your scent to the old hag's village and she told me what happened and where you'd be... I was so worried.. Why didn't you just come to me? You're my women and if you needed to mate sooner than I had thought then you could have told me... its always been up to you..."
"Kouga... you don't understand..."
She was cut off by a possessive growl coming from behind her.. Announcing that the oh-so-very-sexy demon lord was still there...
"Kouga... you are trespassing.. On my lands..."
"Where ever my woman goes I am bound to follow..."
"Kouga... I'm not you're women..." she pulled her hands from his and took a step back... "I'm sorry Kouga.. But for my curse to be broken I have to become the mate of someone who loves me and who I love back..."
"I know the miko told me... so there's no problem... I love you Kagome.."
"But Kouga... I've been trying to tell you for the last... four years... I don't love you... I'm sorry..."
"You're just confused... come with me... we'll goto my caves... everything will be fine... Kagome... please.. I really love you... I know you love me to... I know you do..."
"No Kouga... I'm sorry..." her eyes started to water... she hated seeing people hurt.. And she hated doing the hurting... "I'm soo sorry Kouga... please listen... we're just friends ok? That's all... Ayame loves you... AYAME... not me... I just don't..."
"Then you should have let the birds of paradise kill me... because there's no reason to live if we can't be together..."
"You are such a selfish bastard... I love you like a brother... I just want us to be friends... but I swear.. Nothing could ruin our friendship unless you let it..."
"Fine Kagome" Kouga's blue eyes locked with her brown "who do you love??? who's so magnificently better than me?"
She could see the pain in his eyes.. And she wished she had an answer... she wished she had a reason to not love him... he was so sweet... but she just couldn't love him... it felt so wrong... it just wasn't met to be... Her silence cut through him and he turned toward Sesshomaru...
"Is it him? The murderous lord of the western lands? Who wouldn't help a dying child even if they were begging for mercy... he'd probably kill them... is it him?"
"...he isn't murderous" she whispered so quietly that he thought he'd heard her wrong.
"What?"
"He isn't murderous... plus I believe it was your wolves who killed a helpless child... and Sesshomaru who saved her..."
Kouga was hurt and confused... he wasn't thinking... "you fucking whore... why bother even liking such an asshole? He'll never love you... or does poor Kagome have a thing for worthless dogs?" He slapped her.. And there were perfect streaks of blood across her delicate cheek...
He panicked... realizing what he'd just done... what he'd just said... "I'm sorry I didn't mean..."
"Kouga.. I didn't say I loved Sesshomaru... I don't.. At this moment... love anyone... and as for my 'thing' for dogs... its only cuz they're cleaner than wolves..." she saw the look in his eyes... he was sorry "I'm sorry to Kouga..." she hugged him "but if you ever touch me again... we won't be friends... and I'll have to purify you... I can't let someone who's dangerous around me or my friends..."
"Kagome... you know I'd never hurt you... I'm sorry"
"I know... I just thought I'd tell you what would happen if you couldn't control yourself"
Sesshomaru broke into the conversation "you've out stayed your welcome in my lands wolf... I request that you leave.."
Kouga bowed and then turned to Kagome quickly kissing her on her un-scratched cheek "I am sorry Kagome.." he raced away as quickly as he could...
"'or maybe poor Kagome has a thing for worthless dogs' omg... have you ever heard anything so ludicrous?" Kagome laughed as she looked towards Sesshomaru... "the only ones I know are you and Inuyasha... and Inuyasha is well.. Eww... and you... hate humans... I mean.. Wow... even if I wanted a 'dog' then I couldn't get one" Kagome leaned against a tree holding her still cramping stomach from the pain and laughter...
"Indeed"
"Indeed"
"Humans... why do you all have to be so annoying?"
"Humans..." she put her hands on her hips "why do you all have to be so annoying?"
"Do you plan on mocking me all day?"
"Do you plan on mocking me all day?"
"Kagome... you should go back to you're friends... I have work to do..."
"Why can't you ever have fun Sesshomaru?" she received no answer "fine... I'll leave... bye, bye... LORD Sesshomaru..."
She re-mounted Kirara and they flew towards where they had come from until they finally caught the scent of their friends... they landed swiftly and everyone (except the whore) ran up to meet them...
"Kagome... I thought you'd be gone longer than this.."
"I know Sango but I finished with everything sooner than I thought I would..."
"Well what did the old hag have to say?" Inuyasha cut in..
"Well... I learned how to put up a mental barrier so that I could block out the emotions..."
"Good... now you wont hinder our journey any more than you already hav..."
Kikyou walked up and pulled Kagome away and to the side away from everyone's hearing range... "who taught you Kagome?"
"Why do you care?"
"Because, like it or not we are going to have to work together... and we can't have demons coming around asking for payment..."
"Don't worry about it... he wouldn't ask us for anything..."
"Who?" Kikyou looked genuinely worried...
"Sesshomaru...ok?"
"Why would he help you?"
"How 'bout this... me you and Sango can go bathe and I'll tell you both at the same time...ok?"
"Fine..."
They walked back to where everyone was and grabbed Sango tossing a quick "we're taking a bath" before dragging her away...
"Ok so what's going in you guys?" Sango asked afer they got settled in the springs they had found...
"Well Kagome was just about to tell me why lord stick-up-his-ass would help her..."
"He doesn't have a stick up his ass..." Kagome looked up to see them staring at her "well... he probably just felt bad..."
"Felt bad for what" the two said in unison
"Well remember the other day when me and Sango came back from the woods and then I took Sesshomaru with me..."
"Yeah..." Kikyou nodded...
"Well I did it cuz I heard him think something I had to ask him about"
"Which was?"
"He thought... 'she's in heat, fuck' and I didn't understand"
"So you thought you'd ask... a demon?" Sango looked at her like she was insane...
But Kikyou voiced it. "What the FUCK were you thinking?!?!"
"I don't know ok?"
"Fine... well what happened?"
"He tried to warn me..." she looked down remembering his eyes "they were crimson..."
"Huh?"
"His eyes... and he pinned me to the tree..."
They didn't say anything, just stared at her...
"...I didn't know what to do.. I panicked... I knew it was different than Inuyasha... I knew I couldn't sit him..."
"So what did you do?"
"...I kissed him..." she whispered
"YOU DID WHAT!?" both listeners near shouted...
"Well his eyes turned back gold and I ran away..."
"No wonder he helped you... he's supposed to be so powerful... but within minutes he proved he's just like every other male..." Kikyou crossed her arms "how the mighty have fallen"
"He hasn't fallen..."
"Well how did you get the cuts on your face? Did he threaten you to keep a secret?"
"No... the cuts are from Kouga... he found out about my curse and immediately thought that I'd be his mate..."
"I see.." Sango smiled "I'm glad you still have a head on your shoulders..."
"Well... crazy thoughts and feelings aside, I can still tell when I don't love someone..."
"That's good..."
"I could never be mated to that wolf... I'm pretty sure I'd drive myself crazy if I had to stay with him.."
They laughed...
"Yes, the wolf does seem rather... oh what's the word... clingy.." Kikyou spoke as if they'd never hated each other...
"Well we should get back before the guys come looking for us..." Sango giggled
Kagome looked down as they got dressed "you mean... they'll come looking for you two..."
"Kagome... don't say that..."
"Well its true... I mean Miroku would look for you... and Inuyasha would look for Kikyou... there is no one at that camp who would look for me at all.. I mean..." she stopped... she looked where her clothes had been... she dropped to the ground frantically searching he grass...
"What are you looking for Kagome?"
"My locket... I can't find it..."
"Kagome you weren't wearing a locket when we left for the springs"
"That's impossible... I never take it off except to bathe and then I put it on right after..."
"Is it possible it fell off?"
Kagome stopped looking... what if it had fallen off "but... its all I've got left from my dad... it was the last birthday gift he ever gave me before his accident..."
Sango helped her up "Kagome we'll find it ok? And even if we can't... you don't need a necklace to remember your father.. It'll be ok I promise.."
They three girls walked slowly back to camp...
They were shocked when they saw the 'murderous' taiyoukia standing in the middle of their campsite... cool and collected...and being yelled at by a certain... easily frustrated hanyou...
"What the fuck do you think you're doing here???"
He received no answer..
((by the way this chapter is going to be VERY long unless I can come up with a good place to stop for now...))
"Sesshomaru?"
He turned to see Kagome standing there.. Looking surprised...shocked... confused...and upset (over the locket)
He walked towards her reaching in his pocket he pulled out a silver chain with a little heart attached to it... he handed it to her whispering "you dropped this in my lands..."
Tears brimmed her eyes... it was her locket... "thank you so much Sesshomaru... how can I ever pay you back...?"
"Its just a necklace miko..."
"No... it was from my father and it took me til I got back here to notice... I wouldn't have ever found it..."
"I see"
"There you go again..."
"What?"
"You're being an ass again... you always act like you know everything"
"If I didn't know better I'd think you wanted me to kill you..."
"Like you'd ever do it..."
He held her by her neck against a tree... but not tight enough to do any damage... Her friends jumped to their feet but were stopped in their tracks when they heard what she said...
"Do it.." Kagome looked in his eyes "Do it Sesshomaru... kill me"
His eyes held question... but he remained silenced...
"Go ahead... I mean the barrier isn't a solution... its just delaying the inevitable.." She took a breath, best she could at least "I'm not going to be able to fall in love this fast... so go ahead"
Sesshomaru released his hold on her and stepped back, never breaking eye contact...
He looked away... a silent tear dropped from her cheek as she stared at the stoic youkia...
Sesshomaru walked away only saying "your alive right now... tomorrow... doesn't matter..."
"Who knew that the ice lord was inspirational?" Miroku whispered after Sesshomaru left to break the silence...
"Kagome... you are going to be fine...ok?" Sango put her hand on the younger girls shoulder...
"What if I killed myself?" Kagome said quickly like it was great plan...
"What are you talking about Kagome?"
"No... I mean.. If I died and we... well you guys... I'd be dead.. Had Sesshomaru resurrect me with tenseiga? Would I still be curse? Or would it heal me?"
"Kagome... we won't let you take that risk..."
"But there isn't a risk... Kirara... go find Sesshomaru and bring him back here..."
Kirara looked hesitant but ran in the direction that Sesshomaru had gone... returning within minutes with the taiyoukia walking calmly behind...
"I believe you sent that cat for me?"
"I want you to bring me back to life..."
"But you aren't dead"
"Let me finish... if I kill myself then you bring me back... the curse might go away..."
Tenseiga pulsed confirming to Sesshomaru that it was a bad Idea.. "no"
"No?"
"No.. I won't help you with this idiotic plan..." his eyes softened when he saw that she was saddened... "It wont work... even the spirit in Tenseiga thinks it's a bad idea..."
Kagome nodded and turned away.. She was about to say something when she felt a tingling sensation in her temples and saw Kikyou tense... they locked eyes and nodded...
Kagome whispered so quietly only Sesshomaru heard "there is a very large shard headed this way... only one person I know has that much..." Sesshomaru nodded and prepared to fight Kikyou was raising the alert to everyone else as discreetly as possible just in case they were being spied on...
It was suddenly very ominous as a dark cloud covered everything... it was hard to see anything...
"Ku ku ku"
'Fuck' they all seemed to think at once...
Kagome looked around and tried to find the source of the demented laughter... when all of the sudden she felt a slimy tentacle wrap around her waist... she was yanked in the air and brought straight to Naraku's face... he frowned "wrong miko..." her eyes widened as she was released... she hit the ground with a thud and became very dizzy as she fought to stay conscious...
A loud growl came from deep within Sesshomaru's chest... before anyone could blink he was lunging towards Naraku... sword raised, ready to strike when he was impaled through the stomach with a poisonous tentacle and tossed forcibly to the hard ground...
"Pity... I wasn't planning on killing anyone yet..." he grabbed Kikyou "I just wanted what's mine"
With that he was gone leaving a shocked group of friends... Inuyasha was freaking out... "we have to get her back... we HAVE to get her back!!!!"
But everyone else's eyes were on Kagome as she forced herself up and made her way to Sesshomaru... who was unconscious and bleeding profusely from the hole in his stomach...
Kagome fell to her knees at his side... she looked at the wound, resisting the urge to puke she removed his shirt and laid it to the side... she examined the wound more closely seeing the corrosive green slime around it... poison...
"FUCK!"
"What's wrong... he'll be fine.. He can heal, remember?" Sango tried to calm down her frantic friend...
"There's poison all over it... he wont be able to heal..."
"Kagome he's as good as dead... you can't save him... lets go get Kikyou before Naraku hurts her..."
"Inuyasha 'as good as dead' isn't dead...and last time I checked... Kikyou is dead..."
He wasn't sure what to say "feh"
"Sango get me my bag"
Kagome placed her hands over the still bleeding hole and focused her energy... but nothing really happened... he was just bleeding less...
"Kagome..." Sango whispered, kneeling beside her... she placed two fingers against the taiyoukia's neck and sighed... "Kagome... I think he's gone"
Kagome focused her energy once more... nothing happened...
Silent tears ran down her face... and she held his hand which had fallen neatly by his side...
"Kagome... you tried your best..."
Kagome didn't look up... she just stared at the blank face of the fallen lord...
'He didn't have to die... if I didn't look so much like Kikyou... then none of this would have happened' she remembered what she thought when she first met him...she remembered 'if only he wasn't evil.. Then just maybe...I mean he is gorgeous'... 'how foolish I was... he isn't evil at all'
She felt something pulse... something calling to her she saw it... Tenseiga sitting there... glowing...tears still sliding down her face and hitting its hilt... it glowed brighter... she placed her hand on it...and Sesshomaru was engulfed in the blue glow as the hole became smaller.. Almost closing... the glow stopped and the still unconscious Sesshomaru gasped for air... she wasn't sure what happened... but she was glad...
She looked up at Sango the Miroku who was holding Shippou... then to Inuyasha.. Who was avoiding looking at her...
Kagome grabbed water from her bag along with a clean rag... she rinsed the dried blood from his stomach and looked at his pained face...
"Inuyasha... he's still got a lot of internal damage..."
"Feh... what do I care"
"Inuyasha... He's your brother..."
"Its not like he gives a shit about me..."
"Oh stop it..." She was cut off by a soft groan and she looked down
"Miko...?"
"Sesshomaru..."
He tried to get up but fell back immediately... he was more seriously hurt than she had previously realized...
Maybe he wouldn't be ok as she thought...
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