Winter Rose
Chapter 4: The Confrontation
Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha...
Inu-Yasha choked on his saliva.
No...NO...This is a lie...
Based on pure impulse, he attacked.
~~~~~Sesshoumaru~~~~~
Still a child...
He leaped gracefully out of the way, landing a few feet away from the growling Inu-Yasha. He waited for the second charge, and it came. This time he whipped around him and slammed him with a back fist ungracefully into the snow, causing Inu-Yasha to fly into a tree.
He could hear the slow yet heavy panting of his half-brother...and Higurashi.
He leisurely turned around and faced the shocked lord. He spoke first.
"Son of the Western Lord...we welcome you," he chocked out.
Sesshoumaru nodded.
"Enter Sesshoumaru-sama, we must discuss this alliance..."
Sesshoumaru turned and strode into the castle, never looking back at his half-brother.
Kikyo sighed. He has arrived and I want to meet him. She practiced a pretty pout for the tenth time on the mirror. There, I perfected it. With that, she rushed to her feet and made her way to meet the lord. He is all mine...
Kagome heard the silent whispering of the maids. Making out the few words, she knew that Inu-Yasha was in trouble. She abruptly got up startling the maids as she made her way to the front of the castle.
She was surprised at the sight that greeted her. Inu-Yasha was kneeling on the snow, clutching his stomach, snarling.
"Inu-Yasha?" she ran to him.
Silence was his answer.
"Please speak to me, are you hurt?" This time she was genuinely frightened.
"Speak to me," she pleaded.
He had heard her approach and was unable to meet her in the eyes. Here he was, the leader of the Elite Guard that protected the royal family, kneeling on the snow in pain. After the third answer, he could not bear to leave her so sad.
He grunted.
To his surprise, she crouched onto the snow next to him. One hand was reaching for his hand as another was brushing the snow off his back.
"Kagome," he breathed out, "I'm fine."
She could only give him another sad smile as she held his hands.
Kikyo made her way quickly to the guest room. She fixed her appearance and slid open the doors. Silently she slipped in, kneeling her greeting to the lords.
"Otou-sama, the maids have told me that you wished to see me?" she lied.
Startled and befuddled, her father just waved at her to come close.
Immediately, she placed herself next to the youkai lord. She smiled up at him, demurely.
"I welcome you, my lord," she purred as she flipped her hair back.
He coolly stared at her.
"This meeting is over," his voice rumbled. "I, Sesshoumaru, shall pick one of your daughters for marriage, and then we shall leave.
He smoothly lifted himself up and departed from the room.
Damn, I will get him later.
Inu-Yasha had finally got up and left for his room, leaving her in the snow. Sadly, she viewed her surroundings. Dead trees and white snow, this is my life... With that she turned and left, heading back to her comfort, her garden.
She sat on the same place, her six layer kimono keeping her warm. She stared put into the snow...it reminded her of her mother...
*Flashback*
"Okaa-sama! Okaa-sama!" the little girl ran around the forest searching for her mother. "Answer me, onegai..." Tears began to fill her shining blue eyes.
"Kagome?" a startled voice called out.
Kagome easily located the voice and plummeted into her mother's arm. She stared up at the face, a blurry image. But the image was sick. Her mother was dying. Her pale skin and shaky hands easily answered her feared question.
"I love you, Kagome," she whispered softly, "You are going to visit a friend of mine. You shall live with your father when you come and age...I am sorry little one, this is the life of a hime..."
With that her mother kissed her and walked deeper into the forest, her skin mirroring the earth she tread upon. She knew deep in her heart that she was never going to see her mother again. The snow was her death.
*End Flashback*
She had dazed off...she quickly wiped the tears and peeled her eyes open to view the garden again. What happened? Why is everything so white? Slowly she followed the tiny wrinkles in the snow into the face of Sesshoumaru.
She had been staring into his kimono...
Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha...
Inu-Yasha choked on his saliva.
No...NO...This is a lie...
Based on pure impulse, he attacked.
~~~~~Sesshoumaru~~~~~
Still a child...
He leaped gracefully out of the way, landing a few feet away from the growling Inu-Yasha. He waited for the second charge, and it came. This time he whipped around him and slammed him with a back fist ungracefully into the snow, causing Inu-Yasha to fly into a tree.
He could hear the slow yet heavy panting of his half-brother...and Higurashi.
He leisurely turned around and faced the shocked lord. He spoke first.
"Son of the Western Lord...we welcome you," he chocked out.
Sesshoumaru nodded.
"Enter Sesshoumaru-sama, we must discuss this alliance..."
Sesshoumaru turned and strode into the castle, never looking back at his half-brother.
Kikyo sighed. He has arrived and I want to meet him. She practiced a pretty pout for the tenth time on the mirror. There, I perfected it. With that, she rushed to her feet and made her way to meet the lord. He is all mine...
Kagome heard the silent whispering of the maids. Making out the few words, she knew that Inu-Yasha was in trouble. She abruptly got up startling the maids as she made her way to the front of the castle.
She was surprised at the sight that greeted her. Inu-Yasha was kneeling on the snow, clutching his stomach, snarling.
"Inu-Yasha?" she ran to him.
Silence was his answer.
"Please speak to me, are you hurt?" This time she was genuinely frightened.
"Speak to me," she pleaded.
He had heard her approach and was unable to meet her in the eyes. Here he was, the leader of the Elite Guard that protected the royal family, kneeling on the snow in pain. After the third answer, he could not bear to leave her so sad.
He grunted.
To his surprise, she crouched onto the snow next to him. One hand was reaching for his hand as another was brushing the snow off his back.
"Kagome," he breathed out, "I'm fine."
She could only give him another sad smile as she held his hands.
Kikyo made her way quickly to the guest room. She fixed her appearance and slid open the doors. Silently she slipped in, kneeling her greeting to the lords.
"Otou-sama, the maids have told me that you wished to see me?" she lied.
Startled and befuddled, her father just waved at her to come close.
Immediately, she placed herself next to the youkai lord. She smiled up at him, demurely.
"I welcome you, my lord," she purred as she flipped her hair back.
He coolly stared at her.
"This meeting is over," his voice rumbled. "I, Sesshoumaru, shall pick one of your daughters for marriage, and then we shall leave.
He smoothly lifted himself up and departed from the room.
Damn, I will get him later.
Inu-Yasha had finally got up and left for his room, leaving her in the snow. Sadly, she viewed her surroundings. Dead trees and white snow, this is my life... With that she turned and left, heading back to her comfort, her garden.
She sat on the same place, her six layer kimono keeping her warm. She stared put into the snow...it reminded her of her mother...
*Flashback*
"Okaa-sama! Okaa-sama!" the little girl ran around the forest searching for her mother. "Answer me, onegai..." Tears began to fill her shining blue eyes.
"Kagome?" a startled voice called out.
Kagome easily located the voice and plummeted into her mother's arm. She stared up at the face, a blurry image. But the image was sick. Her mother was dying. Her pale skin and shaky hands easily answered her feared question.
"I love you, Kagome," she whispered softly, "You are going to visit a friend of mine. You shall live with your father when you come and age...I am sorry little one, this is the life of a hime..."
With that her mother kissed her and walked deeper into the forest, her skin mirroring the earth she tread upon. She knew deep in her heart that she was never going to see her mother again. The snow was her death.
*End Flashback*
She had dazed off...she quickly wiped the tears and peeled her eyes open to view the garden again. What happened? Why is everything so white? Slowly she followed the tiny wrinkles in the snow into the face of Sesshoumaru.
She had been staring into his kimono...