Chapter Seven: Pull yourself together

They walk thru the land with the sun above their heads. A week passed by since they start traveling together. Nikkita was dancing happily along the way. It astonishes him how a sixteen-year-old human girl can switch her moods from serious woman to a playful child. She was jumping all around, following bunnies and butterflies. The sun was warm, but her smile was even warmer for the heart. "Come on Nikkita, we will start your training."

"Training? What training?"

"You need to become tougher so you can conquer the pain from the battles." She follows him to a plain grass field that was surrounded by the forest. Sesshomaru takes two sticks that where as long as swords. He throws one to Nikkita. "Here, we will see what can you do. From now on you will carry this stick everywhere you go. Try attacking me as if that was a sword."

"Okay…" She picks up the stick and looks at the demon. He stood strait holding the stick in his right hand. Nikkita runs to him and swings the stick to his left. Sesshomaru blocks it easily. The girl was trying everything that she remembered from seeing in the battles. Nothing works on him as he blocks each swing of her stick.

"Your reactions are too slow. You must think quicker and predict your enemy's next move before yours." She tries, but fails miserably. "Empty your mind. Let the sword flow with you as if one."

"I can't do that…" Then he flew behind her and hit her in the back.

"Never say I can't!" As Nikkita stood there slightly growling at Sesshomaru, he hit her again sending her to the ground. "Never let your guard down and give up the fight too soon." She tries to stand up quickly, but the pain was slowing her down. "Pathetic creature…" Nikkita felt the anger rushing in her blood as Sesshomaru was saying, "Useless, pathetic. Tell me what can you do right?" He laughs at her.

"Ahhh!!! Shut up!!!" Nikkita speeds up her attacks. Every time he blocked she kept on swinging to the right and to the left. Sesshomaru blocks it as the attacks where coming from above her head. Then he swings and hits her behind her legs sending her to the ground with pain. She lets go of the stick as she holds her legs. "For what did you do that?!" She screams as she holds back tears.

"You never leave yourself unprotected!" Nikkita stood up and continue fighting. Sesshomaru angered her more. Thru all the fight she ended up on the ground beaten up badly. When she didn't have the strength to get up anymore and fainted from the pain Sesshomaru announce the end of the training for today.

Later that day…

"Ouch that hurts badly…" She says as she massages her arm to make the pain go away. They where sitting around a fire and cooking a meal she prepared.

"You never leave yourself unprotected and never let the anger take over your actions. I angered you on purpose today so I can see your strength." She looks at him as he was looking in the flames of the fire. The flames where dancing on his strait, emotionless face, as the darkness of the night surrounded the camp. "I want you to take all of that energy when you are angry and use it while fighting without the anger." He looks up to meet her gaze.

"So when there is a battle I need to fight I need to get angry?"

"No. When you get angry you don't think logically. You need to learn how to control your strength and that I cannot teach you."

Nikkita stands up grabs the stick. "Okay, next question! Are there secret moves or techniques in the sword fights?" She takes it and swings it pointlessly as if fighting the air.

The demon lord stood up and walks to her. "First of all you need to learn how to handle the sword properly." He came from behind her and gently he places his hands on top of hers. Then he places her hands in the right position of holding the weapon. "This is the proper way to hold your sword." The heat rush thru her body as he touches her. All the pain was gone. "You place your domain leg in front for support. And when you swing your sword you pick a point in front of you and let the blade glide." Sesshomaru leads her hands and the stick in strokes that glide thru the air. Suddenly he lets go of her and turns away from her.

Nikkita looks at him to notice him walking away from the camp a good distance and then he sits down as he looks in front of himself. She went back to her seat as she takes the shish kebab and tastes it. "The food is ready." Sesshomaru sat there quietly. The girl takes another shish kebab and walks to Sesshomaru. "Here, have some."

"I'm not hungry."

"Come on, try it." With a smile she gives it to him as she sits down next to him. He sniffs it and takes a bite. It was tasty. Nikkita finished her food quickly and lies down on the grass. "Ahhhh… isn't that a gorgeous night?" Sesshomaru nods. "Since I was little I loved to look at sunsets and stars. Their beauty always fascinated me." The girl closed her eyes. "Why do you help me? Why do you train me?" Demon lord didn't answer. After long pause Nikkita says, "I am glad that I met you. I really have a great time with you." And with that she had fallen asleep.

Sorry I wasn't able to post it yesterday... I was quite busy... I don't have next chappe ready and I don't know when it will be ready... it will take me a while so I'm very sorry!!