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Chapter Three: Blue-eyed Cherub
Left, right, left ,right, stone, stone, stone, oh look a twig, nice sharp little twig and if I kick it just right then ma… Kagome thoughts trailed off as she suddenly realized she was going violent. Erg but I swear if this stupid journey continues on with out a single conversation I'm going to pull my hair out Kagome's mind growled as she starred petulantly at Sesshomaru's broad back. He had been walking in front of her for almost and hour and had not said a single word. The only upsides to the journey was the fact that she got to spend some time observing her friend and the great view, of course she wasn't referring to the delicious sway of Sesshomaru's lean hips.
Blushing modestly, Kagome decided to take a quick jog to stand beside her long lost friend in an attempt to start up some sort of conversation with him, mhm sure. "So um where are we going again?" Kagome asked, inwardly kicking herself for such a stupid conversation starter.
Sesshomaru turned his intense gaze on her and, as if reading her mind, stated flatly," If you can't think of anything else to say then don't bother speaking."
Anger flaring and emotions wild, Kagome practically snarled," Well sorry Mr. High and Mighty, I'll remember to kiss the ground you walk on next time."
Sesshomaru turned once more to look at the tiny fuming human and had to resist the urge to chuckle. The boy's disobedience had not angered him like it normally would have but instead amused him to no end as he looked into Kai's sparkling blue eyes. "Dogs shouldn't bark at their master," was Sesshomaru's reply as he patted Kagome's head like one would a real pet. He was pleasantly surprised to find his hair to me silky smooth and under the pretense of a pet he indulged in running his fingers through the ebony strands before pulling away and returning his gaze forward. He inwardly frowned as he realized the human was attracting way too much of his attention. He knew his curiosity was insatiable but the boy was getting bothersome. Sesshomaru had known from the moment they locked eyes that the boy held much more power and more secrets then he was letting on. His instincts told him to keep both eyes on Kai and he knew better then to ignore his instincts.
Kagome pouted as she fixed her hair back into place. An unusual feeling crept up her spine and down her arms until the all the little hairs on her body stood on end. "Um Sesshomaru, do you sense something," Kagome asked as she rubbed her arms.
Just as he was about to reply, a roar echoed through the forest and Sesshomaru instantly pushed Kai behind him. The sounds of bones popping filled Kagome's ears as Sesshomaru's deadly claws shinned an eerie green. Tree trunks cracked and leaves rustled as a large ogre of enormous stature broke into the path they had been traveling on. A taiyoukai with an aura so black there was no doubt he was evil. Fiery red hair flowed down his back like a river of freshly spilt blood while his equally red eyes shimmered viciously. He was dressed in a pair of black robes with golden dragons swirling up his legs and arms. A long golden staff with a long deadly blade in both ends rested easily in his clawed hands. "Time to die Sesshomaru," he yelled with a wicked laugh before leaping off the oni's shoulder and slicing downward with his weapon.
Sesshomaru dodged the easily read attack but the strike was so powerful it sent a shockwave through the ground that sent him flying into a tree. He barely registered a second crack that signified Kai being hit with the wave as well before he was forced to fall to ground to dodge another attack that caused an equally powerful wave of power the pushed against his chest and knocked the air from his lungs.
"Tch to slow," the blood demon mocked as he attacked again and again. Sesshomaru easily dodged every blow but each attack formed a wave of pressure that stretched on along the ground and into the air. It was nearly impossible for Sesshomaru to dodge the wave for every time he tried to float high into the air the blasted oni would stop him before he could try and whenever he attempted to kill the oni, the other demon would attack him.
Sesshomaru growled in aggravation as he flew higher into the air and was expecting to be attacked by the ogre but the strike never came. Instead a squelching sound reached his sensitive ears and he turned to see Kai covered in sickly green blood as he returned to the ground after a gigantic leap, the oni's head following the descent as it crashed to ground with a crack and more blood splatter. The severed neck was still sizzling from some unknown power.
Kagome watched in amazed horror as Sesshomaru and the red haired youkai faced off. The others attack seemed almost unavoidable with the amount of distance the shock wave traveled. "A demon blade," she mumbled under her breath as she looked for a way to help Sesshomaru out, but it was too late. The two youkai were already facing each other, ready for the final assault. Nothing moved or made a sound in the moment before they attacked, time seemed frozen momentarily before everything sped up again and a streak of white collided with a flash of red. Kagome instantly recognized the distinctive sound of piercing flesh as the to balls of light stopped all movement. Disgusted but still entranced, Kagome watched as a small trail of blood traveled down his neck and under his beautiful haori. She had to hold back the urge to vomit as a thing line of blood appeared around his entire neck before his head slid cleanly from his body and landed with a thud right in front of her. Fiery red eyes, glazed in death's shroud, starred at her before blinking once then suddenly melting into a pile of green goop with a hiss.
The man's body still stayed in the air and as Kagome looked up again she realized why. Sesshomaru was holding the body up by the large staff stuck in his stomach, though the blade that was hidden in his entrails appeared again out of his slightly hunched back. Sesshomaru's body dry heaved as he ripped the weapon from his body and threw the blasted thing to the ground, along with the decapitated cadaver. The scene was utterly disgusting to her but she could not remove her eyes, even as she spotted Sesshomaru's red entrails seeping out of his wound. She could feel the bile rising in her throat as she watched him carefully push the organs back into his body. It was then that Kagome flung her gaze away and heaved until her entire stomach contents rested on the ground between the two shaking hands that held her body up. Her mouth had a horrible sickly taste in it that made her want to throw up all over again but she knew she could not and instead stood on shaky legs to walk over to Sesshomaru's now grounded form.
The sight of him kneeling on the ground, his hands clenched tightly as his eyes became streaked with red, sent a fire of rage into her heart the left her body almost glowing with a bright blue light. She hated see him so weak, it reminded her of the first time they meet and she never wanted to remember him like that again. "Seisho," she cried as she raced over to him, paying no heed to what she had called him as she kneeled in front of him. "Let me take care of your wounds Seisho, please." She pleaded softly knowing that she was talking to his demon side instead of his normal cold self.
Blood orbs stared at her as his lips lifted into a snarl to reveal elongated fangs. His nostrils flared as he scented the air with care, he could hear Kagome's soothing voice and it calmed the injured youkai as he moved over to a nearby tree and sat down, his back leaning against the rough bark as he gave her permission in his own way to tend to the wound.
Kagome approached with caution as she placed her pack on the ground and pulled out her water jug, some dry cloth, linen, and herbs. She moved slowly so as not to startle him as she removed his shirt with care before placing the tattered cloth beside him. "This may sting just a bit," she warned in the same soothing tone before pouring the water from her jug on his gapping wound. Sesshomaru took a sharp inhale of breath but that was the only clue of his discomfort as she began to dry the area by dabbing her dry cloth around the wound. Then, making a quick past of the herbs with the use of a nearby rock, she placed the herbs over the wound before taking the linen and wrapping it tightly around his broad chest. She watched in fascination as Sesshomaru leaned his head against the tree and his eyes slowly returned to gold. There eyes locked for a moment and she gasped as he mumbled something under his breath but she could not ask him to repeat it as he fell into a healing slumber.
Sesshomaru felt his blood beast slip back into the deeper depths of his mind to give him time to rest as his vision returned to his more sensible half. Due to his tiredness his vision was blurry and fogged as he tried to stay awake just for a moment to see who it was that was standing over him. He only caught a glance of deep blue eyes filled with worry before he fell into the depths of sleep a single name rolling off his tongue as he went," Kagome."
Sesshomaru's mind whirled through the darkness of his memories before stopping in a place he had not been to for a long time. The image of worry filled blue eyes making him remember the day he met his only true friend.
"No I will NOT accept her," a much younger Sesshomaru growled, his eyes flashing red as he starred angrily at his father and step-mother. His claws itched to rip at her but he knew he could not attack the woman without being kicked out of the family forever. "I won't watch her replace mother, not a filthy, weak human like her," he growled before jumping out the open study window.
The sky was pitch black and the stars twinkled away like tears shed from the mood in the endless blanket. It was a beautiful night without a single cloud in the sky but Sesshomaru ignored it all in his rush to leave the area surrounding the castle. He only vaguely noted that no one was following him as he leapt from tree to tree.
Morning had just reached Japan as the inuyoukai finally paused to take a break at the very edge of the western lands. Birds sang happily in their trees and made Sesshomaru all the madder to see such a beautiful day. "She's a disgrace, all humans are. They aren't trustworthy and are always after money or power," he reminded himself with a growl as he walked over to a nearby tree and sat down in front of it.
"A disgrace," he muttered as he leaned his head against the tree bark with the intent to sleep. He lids felt unnaturally heavy from almost a week without sleep and the sweet scent that suddenly wafted across his sensitive nose made a wonderful haze fog his mind until he could no longer discern between reality and the dream world.
Sesshomaru never heard the soft padding of feet through grass or noticed the unnatural scent that clogged his mind. He did not even notice the other demon's presence in the lovely field until he felt five sharp claws rip through his clothing and cut jagged marks across his chest. His body struggled to push out of the hazy but he was unable to build up the amount of concentration needed as the demon slammed its boot covered feet into his side and sent flying into a nearby tree with a crash. The attacking youkai never said a word and always kept its scent and aura covered as it tore at Sesshomaru's flesh with deadly claws and splattered bruise all over his once flawless skin with well aimed kicks.
The young inu had to resist the urge to whimper as the sweet scent suddenly melted away into the wind and the demon disappeared away with it like a specter in the night. Ribs were broken and blood flowed freely to the ground below to feed the beautiful plants and foliage, but all this was ignored as Sesshomaru crawled and heaved his battered body over to the edge of the clearing.
With shear force of will he managed to drag himself over to the edge of a hot spring where the foggy water vapor would cover his blood scent and help with the ache of his bruises. He had made the precautions to protect himself for maybe a day or two but even he knew his life was forfeit if someone did not come and help him soon. "Dad, help me," he chocked out with the voice of a wounded child before his body could not stay conscious any longer and his body was brought into the darkness of sleep.
The first thing the younger Sesshomaru noticed as his eyes flickered open was the amount of unbearable pain in his body. The second was a pair of the biggest blue eyes he had ever seen. They almost completely covered the cute little face and contained endless amounts of caring and worry and it was all for him. He could feel a small hand brush done his arm and chest with a cooling touch that took away his pain. What a way to die, this caring, little, blue-eyed cherub has grated me mercy he thought with a small smile twitching at his lips. The Cherub saw his smile and the content look on his face and gave him a beautiful one in return that made her eyes sparkle like precious sapphires burning in the night. Maybe I'll even go to heaven he thought vaguely before he went to sleep again with the cherub's touch still cooling his wounds away.
When the young inu woke again almost two days later he understood what his pain fogged mind had wrongly interpreted. He was not dead but in fact his wounds were healed as the small body of a human girl was curled against his side. She was sleeping heavily, with her hand wrap tightly in his own and by appearance could probably be no older the four or five. Despite his hatred for humans, Sesshomaru could not help but think that the little girl still appeared every bit the guardian Cherub as when he had made the comparison in his half dead state.
The only thing that still made absolutely no sense was how the girl had managed to heal him. He was now only slightly sore and there was not a single mark on his entire body. "Impossible," he muttered under his breath, but decided to put that matter behind him. For now he needed to get up and leave. His plans were thwarted however as the little girl woke with a loud and slightly kittenish yawn before turning her large blue orbs on him.
"How do you feel?" she asked curiously with a hint of worry as she practically crawled on top of him to check his temperature with her small hand.
He gently grasped her small hand in his and gave her a reassuring look. "I'm fine, thank you for healing me," he whispered softly, not really wanting anyone to hear his thanks.
She smiled at him like he had just given her the biggest present in the world and flung her small arms around his neck. "I'm so happy you okay. I was worried you were gonna, gonna," she sniffled against his neck unable to finish the thought.
Sesshomaru did not say anything, just held her body against him as he tried his best to comfort the child. She seemed to accept his wordless comfort easily enough for soon she was smiling again as she asked," What's your name. I'm Kagome."
"Sesshomaru," he answered in the same whispered tone as he enjoyed the warmth of her brilliant smile for just a little longer.
"Good, then we're friends Seisho," she cheered happily as she hugged his neck again.
Sesshomaru quirked an eyebrow at how they could possibly friends after just learning each other's name, but her laugh was contagious and they were both soon laughing.
Sesshomaru awoke to the present in a much better mood, laughter still ringing in his pointed ears. In his mind's eye he could still see himself and Kagome as they were little as the little blue-eyed cherub wriggled her stubborn way into his heart and gained his trust. He remembered the night he had spilled out his past and everything that was happening between his parents just because the little girl had asked him what was wrong. It was Kagome and only Kagome that had given him the strength to return to the castle and confront his father. It was her cheerful smile and endless love for all living creatures that allowed him to at least give some acceptance to his crazed family.
The only thing about the memories that really bothered him was the fact that they were coming up at all. He could not remember what had happened before he fell into a healing sleep that would result in such a vivid memory of his hidden past. The other thing that bothered him was the small body pressed up against his upper thigh that once more reminded him of sparkling blue eyes and kittenish yawns. Sleep comfortably beside him was no other then the little human samurai Kai. He was curled up against Sesshomaru in almost the exact same way and almost just as cute.
It was at that moment that Sesshomaru realized why his curiosity had been so heavily attracted to the boy from the moment he laid eyes upon him. The boy was so much like Kagome it was uncanny. They were stubbornly innocent, aggravatingly cheerful, and seriously lacking in anger management. The two even had almost identical blue eyes, Kai's eyes just showed his age and an unusual amount of wisdom that did not fit his eccentric personality in the slightest.
Sesshomaru played with the notion that Kai could perhaps be Kagome's brother but he pushed that idea away after awhile. He knew her mother had died long before they had ever met and her dad had refused to ever marry again. Not to mention the fact that he knew her father was dead for he had been the one to retrieve his sword and make sure it reached her.
"Stubborn brat," he muttered under his breath even as he began to run his deadly clawed hands gently through Kai's silky black hair. "Time to wake up pet," Sesshomaru stated as he brought his hand down on Kai's head in a patting fashion.
Kai shifted slowly before rising and letting out a big yawn. His back and arms popped with each movement while his eyes starred at Sesshomaru through half closed lids. "Howya feelin?" Kai slurred with a dumb grin at seeing him awake and looking well.
"I'm healed," was all Sesshomaru said before he stood and watched as Kai scrambled to stand as well.
Kagome starred up at Sesshomaru's much taller form with wide, curious eyes before shrugging away the unusual feeling that was curling in her gut and tugging at her heart almost painfully. She felt odd, like a sense of Déjà vu was rushing over her. She felt so odd in fact that she did not give Sesshomaru her normally scathing remark as he ordered her to come. She merely followed silently behind him as visions of him healing after the battle filtered through her mind. There was another deeper vision that danced teasingly behind her eyes of a much younger Sesshomaru with much more serious wounds as her small hands shinned blue. The later vision however was hardly anymore then a flash of pictures and swirl of brilliant colors.
"We will reach the boarder shortly," Sesshomaru's deep voice interrupted her thoughts. She vaguely wondered what made him even speak up but push that back as well and jogged up to his side to smile pleasantly at him. In her mind she told herself that it did not matter that she could not remember how they first meet or first became friends and that the dose of melancholy lacing her system was utterly useless. All that mattered was that she remembered their friendship and she was finally at his side again.
Sesshomaru the urge to smile in return as his sensitive nose sensed the last of her sadness washing away. Such a strange creature he thought after returning his gaze forward and continuing into the east. As he walked, Sesshomaru could feel a faint thread of dread in the back of his mind that told him the battle with the blood demon was going to be the last of their worries.
Now I have had a bunch of people asking me why I am not updating any of my stories. I will tell you right now that I am at a loss for where to go in any of my stories except for this one, but I will try my hardest to get a chapter of KLT and Redemption Through Blood updated before Christmas break is over. Also for those who ask me to email them, I'm sorry to say that I have Dial up internet and it takes much to long to go through the process of looking up someone's email and then writing and sending it. Though I will say that I tend to email people back that leave particularly touching or extremely questioned filled reviews.
