A/N: Hii again! So I'm writing my second chapter... and hopefully I get more reviews than my last chapter. *Stares* LOL I'm just kidding. But yeah anyways! Please read and review. :D And as always, I hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Inuyasha
Chapter Two
Kagome stared into hungry dark eyes and braced herself as she saw the demon's sharp claws nearing her. Terrified, she shut her eyes tightly and faced the other way as she held her arms out desperately trying to protect herself. Her mind was lost in confusion as she cried to herself over and over, 'This is the end...! Where's my bow when I need it?' Just as the claws were about to make contact with her body, Kagome shrieked loudly in fear and a mysterious blue light enveloped her body as the same blue light shot out from the palms of her hands and caused the demon to explode. Kagome's mind was spinning when she realized the demon was dead. She took a moment to take in all that happened and backed up against a tree to try and gain her composure as she gasped, "What happened...?"
It wasn't long until she heard the bushes moving again. Alarmed and frightened, Kagome snapped her gaze to the moving bushes and stared, waiting for another demon to pop out and claim her life. Surely, it was a demon who walked out, but to her surprise, it was a familiar dog demon with long silver hair and a calm presence. Sesshoumaru walked over to her silently, noticing the dead demon that laid before her. "Are you alright?" he asked.
Sesshoumaru was stunned to see the human girl still alive and the demon dead on the ground. He felt traces of remaining purifying energy in the air as he observed the shocked girl in front of him. 'Did she kill the demon…?' he wondered.
Kagome, who was still shocked, nodded her head and looked up at him, uncertain. "Are you here to save me again?" she asked.
"You may think that." Sesshoumaru told her as he proceeded to ask her about what had just occurred.
Kagome looked down as her brows furrowed. "I'm not sure..." she whispered. "I was out fishing for food and I was returning when suddenly that demon pounced on me and was about to eat me for breakfast... so naturally I was scared and some kind of blue light shot out from my hand... and... the next thing I knew, the demon was dead!"
Sesshoumaru sighed as he nodded his head. He was stuck with another human girl that needed to be polished. "I see." He said at last. "Come with me. You'll be returning to the castle with me since it seems Totosai couldn't even keep his eyes on you for less than a day."
Kagome nodded as she got up and followed Sesshoumaru out of the forest. The trip back to the castle was a silent one. Kagome made sure not to trouble her savior again as she walked right behind him, trying her best to keep up with his pace.
When they arrived at the castle, the gates opened for them and they walked in. "Welcome back, Sesshoumaru-sama." some servants and maids bowed as they entered.
"Has Sango returned from her home visit yet?" Sesshoumaru asked the maids.
"Yes, she has returned along with Miroku and a few other soldiers."
"Good." Sesshoumaru nodded at the maids to allow them to leave before he turned to Kagome. "Go find Sango and get her to show you to an empty room for you to stay. You will be staying here from now on."
Kagome bowed as she thanked him. "Thank you so much." she smiled as she looked him in the eye. "And sorry for all the trouble I've caused."
Sesshoumaru turned without saying another word and headed for his father's office. When he reached the office, he entered and reported, "Father, I believe the human girl is a miko."
"Is that so, Sesshoumaru?" Lord Taisho asked with a smile. "Well isn't that a pleasant surprise...?"
"I've decided to let her stay in the castle as well..." Sesshoumaru added as he continued, "as another soldier or healer."
"Why not both?" Lord Taisho suggested as he watched his son with amusement. "It's pretty rare for you to recruit a human, Sesshoumaru."
"This one is a miko." Sesshoumaru replied as he narrowed his eyes at his father. "I do not appreciate your jokes."
Lord Taisho laughed lightly as he waved his hand at his eldest son. "Fine, fine. Just bring her to Kikyo and let her train her and polish her powers, okay?" he sighed. "And could you get Inuyasha in here? I've been telling him to get in my office for the past hour but he hasn't."
Sesshoumaru frowned. "Is it not the servants' job to get him?" he asked, annoyed at his father's request.
"I'm sure they already tried to get him out of bed..." Lord Taisho began. "but Inuyasha would either snap at them or not get up."
Unsatisfied with his answer, Sesshoumaru left his father's office in anger. He walked to his little brother's room and growled at the half demon that laid in bed happily snoozing away. "Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru called in a menacing voice. "Get up now." He watched his brother for any signs of movement before getting out his poisonous golden whip. With a quick thrust of his wrist, he whipped the side of the bed, causing Inuyasha to snap his eyes open. "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?" Inuyasha roared as he looked at the hole on the side of his bed.
Sesshoumaru glanced at the hole, unfazed. "Father has been asking for you for the past hour."
Inuyasha grumbled, frustrated. "Can't that old geezer wait one freakin' hour?"
"Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru said with a strong voice. "You are the second in command in the army. It would not do for you to wake up late, much less keeping the lord of the lands waiting for even five minutes. It is time you act your station."
Inuyasha frowned as he muttered something along the lines of, "Uptight bastard..."
The elder dog demon narrowed his eyes at his half brother and said, "Be in his office within five minutes, Inuyasha." With that, he took his leave as he followed Kagome's scent.
By the time he found Kagome, she was sitting in one of the seats in the dining room, staring at her breakfast with a deep frown on her face. Sesshoumaru watched her with curiousity before approaching her. "Does the food not suit your tastes?" he asked as he walked right up to her.
Kagome shook her head and looked up at him. "No, no. It does, but I'm worried about old man Totosai..." she sighed. "I couldn't return with his breakfast."
"Fear not." Sesshoumaru told her. "He has been taking care of himself since hundreds of years ago."
"Oh yeah!" Kagome clapped her hands as she remembered something. "I forgot demons live for a long time! But I still think I should've at least thanked him for taking care of me so well last night."
"Forget about that." Sesshoumaru stated. "He is not someone who cares about something as small as that."
Kagome frowned at him. "Small?" she exclaimed. "My gratitude to him is anything but SMALL. And Sesshoumaru, I feel very grateful to you too! For not only rescuing me once, but twice." she smiled at him as her eyes softened. "Thank you!"
Sesshoumaru ignored her gratitude and said, "Since you will be staying here from now on, I have decided that you will be trained under a miko to polish your powers and you will serve in the army as both a soldier and healer."
"Miko?" Kagome blinked, surprised. "How can I polish my powers when I have no powers to begin with?"
Sesshoumaru tried not to sigh at the girl's stupidity as he replied, "You were born a miko. Everything about that blue aura that surrounded your body when I found you in the forest resembled that of a powerful miko. It is time you learned how to use those powers."
Kagome remained in her seat silently blinking as the words Sesshoumaru spoke finally began registering in her mind. "Oh, well okay then. I'll do whatever I can to repay your kindess."
"It was not kindness." Sesshoumaru stated as he turned around. "I simply saw some usefulness in you. Find someone to bring you to Kikyo when you're done eating."
Kagome smiled at his retreated back as she giggled to herself, overjoyed. "Sesshoumaru, it was kindness because when you saved me, I was near death and of no use to anyone. If that is not kindness, then nothing else is."
Sesshoumaru, with his sharp hearing, had heard what she said, but he chose to ignored it and continued walking.
Finally, when Kagome was done eating, she left to find someone to bring her to Kikyo. She walked around, hoping to bump into someone she knew, but she could only find busy servants bustling around, trying to bring the necessary materials to tend to the injured soldiers' wounds. Kagome sighed as she continued exploring. After a while, as she was peering out the window, she found Sango sparring by herself in one of the nearby forests. Almost immediately, a smile spread across Kagome's face as she raced out of the castle to find Sango.
"Sango!" Kagome called as she ran over to Sango while waving her hand in the air.
Sango turned around to the voice and smiled when she saw Kagome. "Hey, Kagome. Are you feeling better? What're you doing here?"
Kagome grinned as she told Sango all about the events that had occurred.
The demon slayer's face brightened as she heard the news. "Great! You get to stay with us! But you didn't get hurt anywhere when that demon attacked you, did you?"
"Nope! I'm just fine!" Kagome striked a pose to show Sango just how well she was feeling.
Sango laughed at her new cheerful friend as she began to lead her to Kikyo. "Come, I'll show you where Kikyo usually trains."
The two of them began walking walking futher into the forest with Sango leading and Kagome following. It wasn't long until they reached a clearing where a young woman stood, wearing a miko's garb. The miko had her long black hair tied loosely with a ribbon and she stood, aiming her arrow at the target. Her eyes narrowed as she shot the arrow forward. Almost immediately, a pure blue glow surrounded the arrow and the target was demolished from the impact.
Kagome stood in awe as she watched the young miko bring her bow and arrow down. She looked to Kagome and Sango with a calming expression as she asked, "What brings you here, Sango?" Then, she eyed Kagome and looked to Sango for answers. "Who have you brought with you?"
Sango smiled, "Sorry to interrupt your training, Kikyo, but she was told to receive training from you as a miko."
Kagome bowed low as she greeted her, "My name is Kagome. It's an honor to meet you, Kikyo."
"Likewise." Kikyo said with a nod. "With the looks of your aura, I would say you have not received any type of training, correct?"
Kagome nodded, embarrassed at her lack of skills.
Kikyo smiled. "It's quite alright. We shall start from the basics then."
"Yes, please!" Kagome smiled cheerfully, glad that Kikyo was not some kind of strict slave driver.
"Well then, let's see how well you can learn." Kikyo began showing Kagome how to make her aura stronger and weaker as she explained it to her step by step. "Do you feel my aura rising and falling?" she asked patiently.
Kagome nodded and tried for herself.
Her lessons lasted for a few hours and by that time, Kagome was able to control her aura to hide it. She had already been able to use the bow for a long time, so it didn't take her very long to understand what she had been doing. By the end of the day's training, she had mastered the bow. Kagome and Kikyo soon decided to call it a day and they were then led into the castle for dinner. As Kagome walked into the dining room for the soldiers, she spotted Sango talking to Miroku. Her face lit up as she walked towards them with her dinner in hand. "Hi, guys!" she chirped happily.
"Hey, Kagome!" Sango greeted her. "How was training?"
"Um... good, I think!" Kagome smiled. "Kikyo is a really nice and patient person. Not to mention, she's a great teacher!"
"And beautiful!" Miroku added in as he grinned lecherously.
Sango snapped her gaze at him as she grit her teeth together. "YOU DAMN PERVERTED MONK!" she shouted angrily and gave him a good clobbering.
"Ouch." Kagome winced as she watched Sango beat him up.
"Sango! Miroku!" they heard a deep angered voice call to them.
"Oh shit." Sango muttered as she turned to see Sesshoumaru walking towards them.
"This is the time to eat, not play nor fight." Sesshoumaru told them with a menacing look. "Should you continue to create a disturbance, I will not hesitate to keep you with the horses to eat your dinner there."
Sango and Miroku wrinkled their nose as they recalled passing by the horses one time. It reeked of hell. They sighed as they bowed in apology. Satisfied, Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome and asked, "Are you familiar with things yet?"
Kagome smiled at his concern and thought, 'Not kind, eh? He's so nice!' She replied, "Yup! Everything is great! Thanks for worrying about me."
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes and stated, "I was not worrying about you."
"Hey, Sesshoumaru!" another familiar voice came as they saw Inuyasha approaching in his usual red robes. "Dad's telling you to stop holding up the dinner and get your ass up here so we can get started! We already waited half an hour you inconsiderate jackass!"
Sesshoumaru growled as he left Kagome, Sango, and Miroku to have their dinner.
As Sesshoumaru reached Inuyasha by the door, Kagome, Sango, and Miroku could hear Inuyasha screaming at Sesshoumaru. "What was that you were telling me about not letting the lord of the lands wait even five minutes?"
However, before Inuyasha could continue with his nagging, Sesshoumaru gave him a killer's stare and walked away ahead of him.
Sango and Miroku burst out laughing as soon as Sesshoumaru was out of earshot. "That jackass, as Inuyasha puts it, really is kind! Not worried my foot!" Sango laughed as Miroku nodded his head in agreement.
"Yeah, I mean he wasted 30 minutes of the King and Queen's precious time just so he could come down here and check on the new member!" Miroku added as he continued to snicker. "Now isn't he just cute?"
Kagome, shocked at their outburst chuckled and said, "I knew he was a good guy... He always worries for his people, doesn't he?"
End of Chapter
A/N: Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and PLEASE review. :D I mean, it would really be appreciated. :D Critisms are always welcomed! Thank you.
