AN: First of all, sorry for the long wait. Has it really been like two weeks?
Second, thanks for the review Phantomess of the Night. I'm sorry if the bold print was a little confusing. If you look at the bottom of each chapter you will find the names of the people who reviewed the last chapter in bold (and possibly a name in parentheses if I had to modify their name to fit into the story). If you search throughout the story you will notice individual letters in bold print. Piece together the bold letters and you'll find one of the reviewer's names.
An example is above. You put all the letters together you will notice it spells out happybdayleaht. Break it apart and you have, happy b day leah t. (Happy 18th! by the way Leah T. See, I didn't forget! Not like you'd let me!)
It is kind of my way of giving a shout out to my reviewers.
If anyone finds the bold print annoying or you think that the bold distracts from the story please let me know.
Last chapter
My eyes widened in surprise when I actually heard the words I said echo in my head. 'Damn all the elves that live in this forest, -amn wars for making me come here, -amn the goddesses for making Sesshoumaru so fine, -amn Inuyasha's nose for smelling Naruku's blood, -amn hormones for making me feel all this lust, and last of all damn Nefertiti just because I can! Who is Nefertiti again? Wasn't she that goddess of fertility? Oh it isn't important! I wonder if enough time passed yet. Will Sesshoumaru be looking at me if I open my eyes?
Chapter 4
I opened my eyes slowly before I had to close them again. I just couldn't stop beating myself up for my mouth's stupidity. I didn't regret what I said, I just wasn't ready to say it aloud yet. Who honestly hasn't looked at Sesshoumaru and said, 'Damn, he's hot. I wonder what he's like in bed.'? I knew I couldn't try to pretend that I didn't say anything. Sesshoumaru's eyes had widened in surprise too, and then he had narrowed them in thought. His shock hadn't shown long on his face, but I knew Sesshoumaru wouldn't just let what I said go and leave it be.
I wasn't prepared for sex. I mean, I'm a priestess, everyone expects me to be pure in mind, body, and soul. It is as if everyone imagines me to remain a virgin forever! Besides I am still working on getting over Inuyasha. He is still a very sore topic for me that I'd rather not get into even with myself. I know that getting a new crush would help but I don't think Sesshoumaru is the best person to do it with. 'Get over Inuyasha I mean.' Unfortunately my body didn't think the same way. 'I'm sure Sesshoumaru would, could of, I mean, might be a great person to do it with.' I have known that I've wanted Sesshoumaru for a long time, not just for this one night.
His grace and elegance drew me to him like a moth to a flame. 'His body's a plus too.' His attitude was what turned me on the most. He is always so determined and calm. It is as if nothing can faze him. He can be cold from time to time but I can see that isn't how he always is. 'Everyone likes a bad boy sometime, right?' I watched Sesshoumaru's face for any other emotions, but he didn't show any. It was his same blank face with beautiful golden eyes that seemed to draw me in deeper, closer to him and further from my mental contemplations. I'm not in love with Sesshoumaru or anything but I do lust after him.
Sesshoumaru's eyes shifted all over my face before focusing back onto my own chocolate eyes. I tried to keep staring into Sesshoumaru's eyes even as I feel myself start to blush. Sesshoumaru won our little staring contest. I couldn't tell what he was looking for in my eyes, but he obviously didn't find it because he dropped me onto the ground. It hurt slightly but I didn't want to say anything. I looked away at the forest floor.
"Don't say what you don't mean, miko."
I felt Sesshoumaru's eyes leave me and I continued to look at the dirt and leaves scattered around me. I glanced back up in time to see Sesshoumaru walking out of the clearing. I wanted to call out to him but I was too ashamed. I didn't know how long Sesshoumaru was going to be gone so I decided to check the amount of provisions that my mom had left for me inside my backpack. 'I wonder how long it will be before we get out of here.' I wasn't anxious to get out of the forest and go back to my old normal routine but the tension between Sesshoumaru and I was rising. We were both acting like sex-deprived animals and we'd only been alone for at most a few hours.
My supplies were pretty fresh because I had ran home while waiting for Inuyasha to get a new possible lead on Naruku. My supplies could probably last me about three to four weeks, if I was lucky. I don't know how long I would be able to last in this forest alone with Sesshoumaru though.
I looked around the clearing taking in all the little details now that I had the time. There were some pretty normal looking trees and grass surrounding the rough dirt circle that made up the clearing and was covered in leaves. From where I was sitting the forest didn't look enchanted. Actually the clearing looked more boring than a normal forest. This forest didn't even have any animal sounds like wolves or bunnies. There wasn't even the annoying sound of bugs.
I wasn't concerned about being attacked by any wild animal, just Sesshoumaru. 'At this rate I won't be a virgin by time morning comes!' I really wanted a bath but I was afraid to go wandering off into the forest without Sesshoumau. Just because the clearing didn't scare me doesn't mean the rest of the forest doesn't. I'd rather be stuck with Sesshoumaru and the baggage he comes with than to be stuck alone. I tried to focus my mind on other things but I kept drifting back to how sleepy I was.
Inuyasha was being a slave driver even more so than usual. He woke us up before the sun came up in an attempt to break the old routine, or for some other reason only he would think of. Naruku is watching our every step no matter what. So, it technically doesn't matter if we try to do something spontaneous or not, it wouldn't be a surprise anyways. Not like Sango, Miroku, and I could convince Inuyasha of that, he's too thick headed. 'I wonder how Naruku does it though. He always seems to be a step ahead of us.' I glanced around the clearing again looking for any sign of Sesshoumaru.
'I wonder if he is even coming back.' I stared off towards the direction he left until my vision started to blur. 'Don't go to sleep, don't go to sleep.' I tried to repeat the phrase over and over but my eyes closed anyway. I blinked quickly and tried to stand up. My body protested in its weakened state and I gave up on trying to move anywhere. 'Stay awake Kagome! Think of some thing to stay awake. I know! I'll count sheep. It never helps you fall asleep so it should help me stay awake. One, Two, Three, what comes next, oh yeah, um, what number was I on? You don't want to fall asleep Kagome! You are in a unknown forest, all alone, you don't want to go to sleep and be unaware of your surroundings.'
I glanced up at the treetops noticing the deep purples and blues signifying an imminent sunset. It was still too early for me to be falling asleep. I needed to spend the last moments of light memorizing the forest around me incase I need to maneuver quickly in any direction. 'Okay let's try this again. One, two, three, crunch! Three! How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop? Crunch! The world may never kno…..'
"Miko."
My head snapped up off of my chest and I moaned in protest. I wasn't really eating a Tootsie Pop. I was just hearing the crunch of Sesshoumaru's feet on the leaves. I looked up at Sesshoumaru standing above me and I grunted before dropping my body onto the ground.
"Go away I was about to find out how long it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop." I rolled over onto my side so I wouldn't have to see his feet anymore.
"Get up."
"No!" I rolled over onto my stomach and used my hands to cover my ears. Sesshoumaru kicked me in my ribs to get my attention. I cracked my right eye open and looked at him. "Do that again and I'll kill you." I closed my eye again and tried to get back to the owl in the tree. I wasn't looking at him but I would bet my secret stash of chocolate that he was either smirking at me or one of his eyebrows was raised in that 'oh, really?' way.
"Fine then ningen. Stay here."
I rolled over onto my back at hearing his statement. "Where are you going?"
"There is a place, a little deeper in the forest, that this Sesshoumaru believes someone is residing in."
"Really? Great! Come get me in the morning."
"You leave now or this Sesshoumaru will leave you."
"Bye. Send me a postcard." I looked up at him and he glared down at me. "Well? You aren't moving." He glared harder, if that's even possible.
"We are going. Now!"
"How? I'm so sleepy I can't even stand, much less walk. What are you going to do carry me?"
"Fine."
I blinked and looked above me. Sesshoumaru was no longer standing there so I rolled over onto my side again to try and locate him. He was sitting on the log watching me.
"Go to sleep. This Sesshoumaru refuses to carry anyone around anywhere. We shall leave first thing in the morning."
I nodded as well as I could without picking my head off the ground. I hadn't closed my eyes long before I started to dream. I looked around me. The ground was covered in blood and mangled body parts. I had to urge to gag but I covered my mouth and turned my head towards where I heard voices. I noticed a man lifting his sword and was paralyzed as he swung it briskly and killed the person at his feet. "Nooooooooooo!" The tears streamed down my face. He had just killed the person I loved the most in this world. My one and only Sesshou.
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