Ch2: Kagome's Fears
Sesshomaru ran the song sounded the loudest, hiding his aura and scent when he detected the smell of his brother and his group up ahead. By the time he got there he notice the way the young miko, Kagome, treating the young orphan kit, and witnessing as the song ended that it was she who sang. But why does she look so downhearted, even I know that its out of character even for her. Hmmm...It seems she had not only drew out my attention with her singing but his as well. What is he doing here? Is he planning something?
"Inuyasha, I'm going to go and bathe, alright. Sango, would you like to join me?" Kagome turned to her best friend.
"Of course, Kagome. Monk you better not follow, you better stay here and watch over Shippo or else" Sango giving the lecherous monk a warning glare before she departed with Kagome. As the forest shadows hid them from view and were now out of ear shot, Miroku looked over to Inuyasha. Both male parties never knowing two strong yokai's hidden in the shadows hearing their conversation.
"Inuyasha, do you know why Lady Kagome has been acting strangely as of late?"
"How the hell should I know? It's not of my business, as long as that wench finds my jewel shards I don't give a crap what she's moping about. Probably something about school or that Hobo guy" he muttered as he began to slurp another cup of ramen which he scavenge out of Kagome's bag.
"Do you not care for Lady Kagome? Inuyasha. Lady Kaede, Sango, and I have noticed that something is bothering her since she return home. As far as I know Shippo is the only one who she draw comfort to and I have the distinct feeling that he knows what's going on. Now tell me did you find anything off when you cross through the well when you went to retrieve her from her time?" Miroku ask.
"Hmmm...no...everything is normal although I didn't catch no scents of her mother, grandfather, there was an old scent of her brother. Other than that the shrine was quite, seem a bit dull in life and there's that burn foul stench of those liquid cleaners what Kagome explain inside and around her home, " Inuyasha spoke nonchalantly as he continued to slurp his noodles.
"And you have no decency to ask her or tell us what is wrong? Inuyasha, I am afraid for Lady Kagome's health: she barely eats; she puts herself more at risk for us in battle which she ends up getting hurt; she barely sleeps at all and she blames it on nightmares of Naraku..." Miroku held out his fingers as he name each little thing he and Sango had observe for the past week.
Sesshomaru and the other demon that was hidden in the shadows were listening intently on the discussion of the young miko's strange behavior as of late. Well at least you have commonsense Inuyasha, to not butt in others private matters, especially if it's a family matter. If only I had better luck with the young priestess you travel with, not to enter or interfere into our argument and our feud over the true ownership of the Tessaiga. Of course, if she haven't, then I wouldn't be the demon lord than I am today, now do we?
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"Why do you have to go after the sword that your father left for Inuyasha for HIM! to use to help better control his demonic blood, Lord Sesshomaru" Kagome practical was hollering at him safely from behind the barrier that the shikon shards had conjured up subconsciously to protect its guardian when her protector was not even there at the moment. Kagome was angrily frustrated when Sesshomaru had tried to use her to get Tessaiga from his half brother, Inuyasha.
"Wench, I suggest you shut your mouth. Your constant yelling will not hinder this Sesshomaru's plans on getting what is rightfully his" he tried to slash his claws at the barrier again, but it was all in vain.
"Lord Sesshomaru, my name is not wench, miko, girl, or any name that you and your brother Inuyasha can come up with. My name is Kagome, I'll say it slowly and clearly for you to comprehend its KA-GO-ME. Why do keep going after Tessaiga? You already have Tenseiga, and Tokijin, one being your father's fang and the other already has enough destructive power"
"Half brother, Miko. He's my half brother, and don't compare or associate me with that blasted hanyo. I will get that sword and its destructive power. How can a human girl like you can understand how powerful the Tessaiga wields, how much power of destruction it can cause"
Kagome growl at him that may had been a good imitation of a demon's growl he thought, " How many times do I have to get through every arrogant and stubborn demon's skull I meet, my name is KAGOME! I don't care if he's your half brother, he is still your brother. You share the same father don't you? That makes him your brother even if both of you share partially the same blood"
"And why are you defending him? Ka-go-me. Is Inuyasha being able to control his demonic blood and for him to protect you the only reason you try to convince this Sesshomaru to stop his pursuit over Tessaiga? Why can I have the fang that is rightfully mine, in order to prove all those who oppose me that I have surpassed my father in strength and abilities than he ever hope to dream to accomplish?" he had stopped his assault against the barrier which refuse to break or relent from protecting its guardian.
"No, that isn't the only reason. From what I can see, it is the only heirloom other than the firerat that your father has left behind for him. It is the only thing Inuyasha has to remember of his father, how great of a demon he was. You on the other hand knew and live with your father. You have memories of him, to be taught under him as you learn how to be a demon; how to fight and defend yourself, but most of all how to survive in this cruel world of ours. You were blessed to know, to be love and care for, to be protected, to be taught many lessons in life and in battle from a great powerful demon like your father.
While Inuyasha has not, all he knows about your and his father is the stories he hears from others. He had to learn how survive on his own without any help from anyone. No one was there to teach him a thing where you Lord Sesshomaru had the privilege of learning from the most powerful yokai that ever lived. If you want the Tessaiga's power so much, to surpassed your father, to prove others that have unknowingly place you under your father's shadow, then show your capable to beat Tessaiga's destructive power. Do it more for yourself and not on what others think, believe, or say what you are capable when your compared to your father. That you are a powerful demon in YOU'RE own right and not someone else."
Sesshomaru was speechless and shock on what knowledge and wisdom that a young girl had in her young age. The only proof that he was dumbstruck is with the slight widening of the eyes that was undetectable by anyone, if one who had not been used to this certain behavior before in a certain hanyo or had practiced to notice every little detail and body movement from a cold hearten yokai or other demons or people.
Kagome turned away from him and started to walk away from Sesshomaru, she stop for a moment to tell him something else, "Don't think Sesshomaru,' turning her head back to him for a second, 'that I'll sit back and watch you kill Inuyasha just to prove you were able to surpass the Tessaiga's power, your fathers fang and legacy. Hopefully you have sense enough to relinquish your pursuit on your fathers sword. I hope the next time we meet again, we become friends and probably join our fight against Naraku if nothing else" she then disappeared from the clustered of trees leading back to Kaede's village.
"I'll hope we meet again, Kagome. You certainly earned this Sesshomaru's respect,' he said to himself as he flew in his cloud toward the west, 'who knows the next time we meet, I'll considered you as a friend, although Rin has been calling Momma ever since you saved her from a bunch of weak demons lately in the past week. Until we meet again... Kagome"
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"...then there are times would sit you so often for the past week since her odd change to return home-"
"Don't you read to much into this much monk, besides if you are so sure about this 'odd' behavior' then I'll make Kagome tell us what's wrong. Simple as that," Inuyasha interrupted wanting to stop hearing Miroku's constant worrying that is getting on his nerves. "AHH! What the hell was that for Monk!" he growl in anger as the monk's staff hit his head.
"I'm quite disappointed in you Inuyasha. Forcing the matter in hand, or in lame terms forcing the truth out of her is not going to be easy especially with Lady Kagome's delicate condition. Face it Inuyasha your blunt forceful way in getting the heart of the matter will cause her to retrieve more so into herself and refuse any of us to help her. The truth of the matter is in fact is coax the truth out of her in a kind smooth matter. In which she feels more secure in telling us of her troubles, she would never heave her burden on to us. She feels obligated in shouldering the heavy burden with gathering the shards and stopping Naraku, as well as aiding all of us and any villagers or demons we come across," Mikoku tried to get his stubborn hanyo friend to see reason.
Pathetic, those friends of her have barely acknowledge her behavior since her return this week. I wonder what they'll do once they find out, naturally knowing HIM he'll try to use it to his advantage. Like hell am I going to tell him this new outcome, and sooner kill these fools if they think to hurt her. The yokai that was hidden earlier had left his hiding spot and headed to the hot springs from where he could chat with the miko.
"Mmph, talk about a waste of time helping every village we come across," Inuyasha huff stubbornly as tuck his hands within his sleeves.
"(sigh) Inuyasha, have you noticed how Shippo became more...aggressively protective of Lady Kagome lately? Haven't you been more victimize with his foxfire which has been more powerful since Lady Kagome adopted him as her kit? True it is rare for a human to adopt a demon child more so if she happens to be a miko, but don't you think its odd that he is a fire fox and he's able to use electrical attacks or manipulate plants?" Miroku point out.
"So, kitsunes are more in tune with the earth, and he may have grown stronger so what," causing Miroku shook his head in disappointment and Sesshomaru to scuff at his half-brother's stupidity from his hiding place.
"You're a half demon and yet you don't know that even if foxes are close to nature only silver foxes can harness plants into weapons and manipulate as they see fit. And from what Sango says only orange color foxes also known as forest fox have the ability over wind and lightning. Shippo a red fox...a breed who are known for their illusions and fire attacks...the same fox that is using plants and electricity of two different breeds of foxes..." Miroku trail off hoping that now Inuyasha would pick up what he's saying about the strange happenings going on for the past week.
"..."
'Hn so the miko has been acting strangely for the past week along with the kit of hers. Does she have something hidden that she fears of rejection or death from those she considers friends and family,' Sesshomaru thought what possibilities that would cause the young fiery miko, who would stand any yokai big or horrible like Naraku without showing no sign of fear, Kagome would keep secrets from her friends..
"…..so your saying that the brat has to different powers of two different breeds?...then maybe his family had intermix with other kitsunes. Maybe his mother was an orange fox or he had some great grandfather who was a silver or something. Wouldn't that explain it Monk"
"Inuyasha, I know you were dense but this is severely too dense even for you"
"What was that monk?" growling from his post on the tree located across the clearing from Miroku as he flex his fingers, causing them to crack in warning.
"Maybe your right Inuyasha, but why all of a sudden he manage to learn such powers when he barely defend himself when he was orphan too young to defend himself when he lost his father. Do you not see that he learn about his new abilities when you brought Lady Kagome home? Do you not see that what ever Lady Kagome was hiding or her strange behavior and Shippo's new found abilities may be related to one another?" Miroku bluntly spoke to tired and frustrated to wait for the hanyo to figure out. 'How the hell did Lady Kagome and Lady Kikyo find Inuyasha attracted? Well at least Lady Kagome seem to fallen out of love with him recently'
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Hanyo- half breed/ half demon
Yokai- demon
Ofuda-"sacred sutras" or "spell scrolls"
Miko- priestess
Hentai- pervert
Shikigami- a spirit created to aid its master (like Kikyo's snake shikigami that goes and brings the souls of young maidens to keep her stay in the living world)
Tessaiga- Inuyasha's sword, has the power to annihilate 100 demons in one swing. Made by his fathers fangs.
Tokijin- One of Sesshomaru's swords, made from one of Naraku's incarnations
Tenseiga- another one of Sesshomaru's sword, able to heal 100 in one swing. It is made by his fathers fangs.
