Last Time:
Hiei's POV
'She has the Shikon Jewel...So the rumors were true. A miko that adopted a kit and travels with demons does have the completed jewel. This could be very interesting. I might just stick around.' I thought to myself as i watched the scene before me unwind slowly, even as more and more questions were left unanswered.
Now who is the one that, their mind won't leave the miko. She is a human Hiei, remember you hate humans. You should just go and finish searching for that lost sister of yours. I will handle things here.
-Fox, do not try and assume anything. I do not have to say anything further to you. The only thing that I'm staying for is the prospect of getting the Jewel for myself. Then I will find my sister.-
HAHA. Continue to fool yourself.
This Time:
Normal POV
Kagome smiled more to herself then anyone as Sesshomaru so casually threatened Youko. "Sesshomaru-sama come now, you are acting like a over protective father, or should I say a jealous mate." She teased him slightly and started to pull away from him. She was very surprised to find that she couldn't move from him.
"Perhaps I should act more like an over protective and jealous mate. Then you might be a little easier to handle." A small smirk came over his face as he watched her eyes widen and a deep blush spread over her cheeks. "Sesshomaru-sama! That is nothing to be joking about. You could get someone to think that you have an interest in mating with me. Then do you know how many pissed off demonesses I would have here, trying to kick my ass. All so that you would see them as strong enough to mate with you, and bear your pups!" She slammed her fist against his chest, when he didn't even respond to her fist, she let out an aggravated sigh.
At her sigh, he let a full out grin come over his face as he looks down at the fiery little miko with the innocent face, and that he still held in his arms. "Who said I was joking?" Sesshomaru whispered as he nuzzled her neck softly. Kagome's eyes widened even more as Sesshomaru began to nuzzle and nip at the junction of her neck, right where a mating mark would go.
Without warning, he dropped his arms and stepped back away from her, his normal cold mask back in place. Kagome looked up at him. "Go on your walk. It is getting dark, and soon the children will want their dinner." With that said, Sesshomaru turned and walked back to the tree that he had previously occupied.
Watching Sesshomaru, Kagome smiled slightly before turning and walking slightly towards Youko. Flashing one of her blindingly bright smiles she asked cheerfully, "Do you still want to go for that walk?"
Youko, never one to turn down the company of a beautiful woman returned a smile and nodded. "Why of course, my sweet. I would never dream of saying no to a woman as beautiful as you." At his statement, Kagome blushed slightly and giggled. "You are as smooth as I had heard you were." Youko held out his arm, allowing Kagome to set her hand on his arm in a gentlemanly way.
Sesshomaru's POV
I went back to where I had been previously occupying after my discussion with Kagome. Her confidence was a good change from the weepy girl who she had used to be. 'She has grown quite a bit.' Yet at the same time, it was that same confidence that angered me so much. Just because she was a powerful miko and had been trained by myself, and two of the other lords, does not make her invincible!
My eyes watched the two of them as they walked towards the forest, my eyes bleeding red for a moment, before I could manage to pull on my cold emotionless mask. When they were out of view, my mind withdrew into my inner most thoughts, letting my youki keep tabs on the movement of the other demon that was hiding in the trees still.
With Kagome and Youko
The light conversation slowly ended not long after they left the clearing. The silence was nerve wracking. Both were lost in their own thoughts, Youko's thoughts were about his deceased imouto. Her death weighed heavily on his mind. The fact that he wasn't there when she needed him most. He had promised her that he would always save her. Had anyone really searched for him, or was what the woman at his side lying? He read no misgivings in what she had told them. His eyes wandered over and watched the girl for a moment, before shaking his head slightly to clear his mind.
While Kagome's thoughts were on the strange demon known as Hiei, and what may be his motives for not finishing her off. His actions confused her. Very rarely had she seen a demon who had so much killing spirit, yet didn't kill when he was defied. The only demon who was really similar to Hiei, would have to be Sesshomaru.
At the sound of water, Kagome blinked slightly and looked around for the source. When her eyes landed on a small stream that ran into a pond, her eyes brightened, and a smile came across her face. She went over to the pond and dropped to her knees in front of it, letting her fingertips skim over the top of the water. "It's so beautiful...." She says softly, her eyes watching the fish move around lively in the water.
Youko's eyes followed followed her as she went to the water, his sharp ears barely catching her words. "It is just a dirty pond Kagome. I see nothing beautiful about this." He says as he walks up behind her. His sharp eyes continued to search the water for the hidden beauty that Kagome had seen. Seeing nothing he finally just looked at Kagome, watching her face as she giggled. "What do you think is so funny?" Slight anger rising to his voice as she continued to laugh at him. "You have to look beyond what you can see with your eyes." She smiled up at him. "Just the simple little pond with life living in it is beautiful...Where I am from the ponds don't look this clean and beautiful."
Kitsune: Hey I am soooo sorry about all this. Short chapter I know, but I just wanted to get it up so yall would know that I ain't forgot about ya. WELL, just letting ya know, I lost all the notebooks that had my future chapters...so I am having to rewrite all of them from what I remember... Please be patient if some things are not correct. I may redo this chapter, and rewrite parts of it. Thank you to everyone who has reviewed. I am glad that so many of you like it, and I really hope that you enjoy the upcoming chapters!
