Touches of Ice -- Revised Edition -- January 12, 2006 -- 12:55 P.M. EST


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Touches of Ice
By,
Luvz Fluffy-sama

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Chapter Seven

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"Can I help you with something, Lord Hige?"

Lord Hige smiled at Kagome and nodded his head.

"Yes, I would like to know of this medicine that is supposed to help heal the sick at my castle."

Kagome stepped aside from the doorway, and let Lord Hige walk into her room. She knew she did not have her bag with her, so she would have to make do with herbs that she could find, unless she could send someone after her bag... Yes that would work.

"Well, I unfortunately do not have my things with me, and I have not sent anyone after them yet. If you would like, I could go and gather some herbs, they will not be as strong as my medicines, but they would still work."

Lord Hige thought about it for a moment, herbs that he knew of, or some strange medicine that he didn't. Or course, some of his best warriors had become sick with the illness, and so he needed something that would work fast, and good.

"When do you plan on having your things sent after?"

Kagome silently wondered if Lord Sesshomaru would even let someone go after her bag, but she couldn't let Lord Hige know that she might not have it retrieved for herself.

"It is uncertain, but it should be sometime soon. If you plan on leaving before they are brought to me, I will gladly gather some herbs for you."

Lord Hige had not lost his smile from when he first walked into the room, and it sickened Kagome. The main thing is that he was directing the smile toward her, and that made her feel even more sick.

"Despite the fact that you have a cold demeanor, you really are kind."

That really made Kagome mad, to know that someone could see a part of her old self, that pissed her off.

"I'll thank you to leave now." Kagome bit out, not caring that she was talking to a Lord.

Lord Hige laughed a little bit to himself, and walked out of Kagome's room. Kagome just simply walked over to her bed and laid down, fully intent on thinking over the things that have happened, and what will happen, but she couldn't help but fall asleep.


"Kagome... Kagome..."

Lifting her head up from the pillows, Kagome slowly looked around. She could have sworn someone had been calling out to her, but who? No one was there but herself.

"Kagome... Come here Kagome..."

There it went again! Was it a ghost? No, it couldn't be. She didn't sense anything out of the ordinary for a few miles. So what was it? On another note, should she go to the voice? What would happen to her if she did? Better yet, what would happen if she didn't? Slowly but surely Kagome made her way toward the direction the voice had came.

"Who are you and what is it you want with me?"

No reply was given. Kagome just stood there, then something that she had not been expecting happened. She was hit, and hit hard. Blood was forming on her lip from the fact that the skin had been broken. She was then slashed at across her abdomen. Kagome managed to dodge the attack, but the attacker did a follow up by punching her in her gut.

Kagome never saw who was attacking her, she couldn't keep up with them, they were attacking her too fast. She was being hit left and right, each assault was strong enough to kill a person if hit in the right spot. Then, the attacker stopped, and stood right above Kagome poised to deal the finishing attack. But no attack came, instead, Rin and Rysin were killed in front of her very eyes. Then pictures were shown of Sesshomaru being tortured and killed. During all of this, the assailant had been laughing in the background.


Kagome awoke with sweat on her brow. Her heart was beating fast, too fast, and her head was pounding. She had to do something to calm herself down. It was then, that something in her mind said to her...

"That's what will happen if you do not leave..."

It frightened Kagome. She had to leave this place, just like all the others. Yet there was something that frightened Kagome even more, and that was because she didn't want to leave. She wanted to stay. Nevertheless Kagome gathered the things she had with her and walked over to the door. She grasped the doorknob in her free hand, and opened the door just a little ways. She stuck her head out of the opening and looked around. No one was in sight. Slowly she crept out of her room, and walked down the hall. It was strange to her, no one was out walking around. But, it was good, because she managed to get out of the castle without anyone noticing her.

Kagome saw a field in the distance, and so, she made her way toward it deciding that she would leave that way.


What the hell is this book about? It's so very confusing! I can't understand it, what does Kagome expect me to find out by reading this book? More importantly, how does she have this book? Unless... wait! Now I understand! I must find Kagome, immediately!

Sesshomaru dashed out of his study, heading to Kagome's room. Once he got there, he didn't bother with knocking, he just barged right on in. But what he found was that Kagome was gone, more importantly, so were all of her few things that she had acquired. The only thing left was the kimono she had been wearing. Sesshomaru stormed out of her room, yelling for Rayn. Almost instantly, Rayn was there by her Lords side.

"Yes My Lord?"

"Where's Kagome?" Sesshomaru snapped at Rayn.

Rayn appeared in thought for a moment, she couldn't tell him that she saw Kagome running out of the castle. She knew that Kagome wouldn't leave unless she had another one of those dreams, and since she had given the book to Sesshomaru, it didn't really matter. Sesshomaru would go to hell and back to find her now.

"I do not know My Lord. She was asleep when I went to her room just a little while ago. Is she not there?"

Sesshomaru eyed Rayn warily. He didn't believe her.

"No, she is not there. Her scent in this hallway is fresh, you have been working on a patient in a room just a few doors down from Kagome's, you would have heard her go by. Now, tell me the truth, where's Kagome?"

Rayn looked around the room, fiddled with her fingers, and fought with herself on the inside. Yes she wanted Lord Sesshomaru to go and get Kagome, but if Kagome had one of those dreams, then it might be a bad thing. Rayn sighed, he was her Lord after all, she had to tell him.

"She left My Lord. I do not know where she was going."

Sesshomaru glared at Rayn. She knew when Kagome was leaving, yet she did not stop her? She was going to pay for that.

"Why did you not stop her? Oh, never mind, just alert the guards to watch for her."

Rayn just bowed her head and walked away in response. She knew she was lucky that he did not kill her on the spot. Nevertheless, she should probably avoid Lord Sesshomaru for a few days if possible.

Sesshomaru quickly walked to the training room that was attached to this building he had for all of the weaponry and such. He was going to get some members of his army to go out and find her. He arrived at the training room in a few minutes. Upon entry, everyone greeted him and bowed.

"Where is Ruin Sabala and Rose Demoli?"

Silence coated the room for only a matter of seconds before someone spoke up, that someone being one of the two women that Lord Sesshomaru had asked for.

"Right here Lord Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru looked in the direction the voice had come from to see both Ruin Sabala and Rose Demoli sitting there on the floor. It looked as though they had been discussing something important.

"I need you two to find someone for me."

Both girls looked at Lord Sesshomaru skeptically. He needed them to find someone for him? Wasn't that Tiba's job?

"Not that we aren't grateful for this opportunity My Lord, but why us? Why not let Tiba do his job?"

Lord Sesshomaru knew that they would ask him that, but it is because they don't know that they are going after a girl.

"I choose the two of you because I do not want to send Tiba out after a girl."

Ruin and Rose looked at each other, a girl? Lord Sesshomaru is sending them after a girl? What a shock.

"Okay, so how will we identify her My Lord?"

Lord Sesshomaru thought about the best way to describe Kagome to them.

"Well, it will be very easy to tell Kagome apart from everyone else because she dresses differently. You will know her when you see her, trust me."

Ruin and Rose skeptically looked at Lord Sesshomaru. Did he honestly believe they could find this Kagome girl by that description? Was he crazy? Nevertheless, they had to do what Lord Sesshomaru told them to.

"Yes My Lord, we will start looking immediately."

The two female demon stood up, and walked off, soon Sesshomaru also walked off. Sesshomaru walked back to his castle, and to his study. Shortly after he had started working on the missives that were scattered over his desk, he heard a knock on his door.

"Enter."

Rysin and Haru walked into his study. They both bowed to show their respect, and then walked over to Lord Sesshomaru. Rysin kept silent and let Haru do the talking.

"We heard that Kagome has disappeared, and we wish to help find her."

Lord Sesshomaru looked up from the missive he was currently reading, and looked at both Rysin and Haru.

"That will not be necessary, I already have Ruin and Rose looking for her, and with the talk of war I need all of my servants and warriors here. Now if you do not mind, please leave. I have a lot of work to do."

Rysin and Haru quickly bowed and then scurried out of Lord Sesshomaru's study. Both going their separate ways when they were back in the hallway. Rysin went back to work cleaning the rooms, and Haru went back to his post outside the gates.


Kagome looked around the forest of trees that surrounded herself. She was lost, and had nothing but her powers to protect her. The trees in the forest were so tall, that they blocked out most of the light. It almost made Kagome scared. More importantly, Kagome sensed a lot of demons nearby. Kagome walked a few more miles before she was out of the forest. When she saw where she was, she just wanted to turn around and go back into the forest. She was in a field that's near Inuyasha's forest.

Nevertheless, Kagome kept on walking. Until something, or someone jumped in front of her.

"I have finally found you..."


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Luvz Fluffy-sama