~This is chapter 2! If you haven't read chapter 1 yet, go read it and everything will make sense.~
You woke up the next morning and found everyone asleep, including Sesshomaru. Your stomach just growled, guess that mushroom didn't fill you up. You gone quietly into the forest to look for some food. You didn't go too far because you were afraid that they might wake up and leave you alone in the forest. You found some edible roots, washed them off and ate them from there. You didn't want to start another fire again, since you might be leaving after Sesshomaru wakes up. While you were still at the lake, you drank a couple handfuls of water. When you were finished, you turned around and saw Sesshomaru right behind you. You gasped and almost fell in the water. After balancing yourself, you said, "Good morning my Lord." You thought it was appropriate to call him that now.
Sesshomaru looked deep into your eyes, it almost felt like he was looking into your soul. "You can go deeper into the woods when your looking for food, I'll warn you when I'm about to leave."
"I thought you said that you wouldn't hesitate to go on without me?" You said confused.
He almost smiled, but not quite, "It would be more fair if I warned you first, Kasumi."
You nodded and pulled some of your white strands of hair away from your face.
As you did this, Sesshomaru noticed that your right arm was bleeding. "Your arm's bleeding." He almost sounded concerned. Whatever he says, he tries to keep his emotions to himself.
You looked at your arm and it was covered in a red sticky residue. "Oh, I wonder how that happened?" You said curiously, examining the wound. It was probably that branch that caught on you while you were getting food.
"Here…" Sesshomaru held out his hand.
You then noticed that his left arm was gone. Maybe he got into a nasty fight some time ago? You thought.
You weren't sure what he was doing, but you gave him your arm, he took it by the wrist and he licked it clean. His saliva made the wound clot so it would heal without bleeding.
"Thanks. But you didn't have to do that, I could've done that myself."
Sesshomaru looked at you with a small grin, "I know…"
The words he said gave you chills down your spine, but in a good way. You stared into each other's eyes for a few long seconds, until you heard a little girls voice a few yards a way.
"Lord Sesshomaru! Your awake!" Rin ran towards him with a big smile. "When are we leaving?" She asked.
"After everyone has a chance to eat, and then we'll be on our way."
Rin yawned. "Okay, my Lord." She ran over to Jaken and told him that they should get some food.
You looked at Sesshomaru one more time for a few seconds, looked away, smiled and blushed as you gone with Rin and Jaken to help out.
After everyone ate and used the bathroom, you all continued your journey. You walked by Sesshomaru's side the whole way. On an occasion, you'd check your pockets to see if the Sacred Jewel shard was still in your bag, which it was. For some reason when you have something small in your possession, you tend to lose it sometimes. You didn't have much trouble, except that you came across a demon that wanted a fight, whom you destroyed quickly with your Usagi. Rin fell asleep on Ah-Un, who was some kind of green horse/lizard-demon with two heads who was a necessity to the group for carrying supplies and for faster traveling. After a long day of traveling, you all settled somewhere deep in the woods. You, Rin, and Jaken gathered food, while Sesshomaru sat at the edge of a tree. After you found edible mushrooms and herbs, you washed them up from a river nearby and began to eat and cook. You all ate with full bellies and Jaken and Rin fell asleep. You didn't however, you were very curious of what Sesshomaru was thinking behind that bleak expression. You stood up and you walked to Sesshomaru and sat next to him.
"You make me curious." You said quietly.
He looked at you. "About what?"
You smiled at him, "When you look at nothing, when your mind has gone somewhere else. It makes me wonder what your thinking."
His eyes widened, but then he relaxed his face and looks forward.
"What do you think about?" You asked curiously.
He didn't avert his gaze, "Just life… You should go to sleep, I will too soon… I have to go somewhere in the morning.
You asked, "The rest of us can't come?" You hugged your knees tight until they came to your chest.
He looked back at you, "No, it's a one-person thing."
You smiled at him as you looked in his eyes, "Okay, as long as you come back tomorrow."
He faced forward again with his mind going somewhere else.
You released your legs. You brought up a lot of courage, and you kissed his cheek. And when you did that, his eyes were recognizably wide. You stood up and walked back to your sleeping spot. And as you began to doze off, you could've sworn that Sesshomaru was smiling.
~Aww… That's so cute! Honestly, I would never have the guts to kiss a guy like that. Well, I guess that's why they call it fan fiction. But anyways, review this chapter and tell me what you think.~
