Because I Could
Kagome had packed everything up just as neatly as it had been before she had settled in that spot. Before she continued her journey, she made sure that the fire was out. (Wouldn't want to be responsible for a forest fire)
"Do I love him?" she asked herself for what seemed like the millionth time. "Wow I never thought that I could actually have such feelings for Sessho...wait a minute, what am I talking about! This is Sesshomaru we are talking about. But then again...who knows."
Kagome had erected a barrier around her body, knowing she would be to deep in thought to sense any danger or presence. She walked like that for half the day until she emerged out of the forest and into a field. It was then that she realized she had been hungry.
"Whoops, guess Its time to eat." she said to herself.
Kagome sat under a shady tree and ate a soup cup, then an energy bar to keep her going until night fall. When she was done she got up and started walking again. She walked about another half mile before something caught her attention. It was the smell of fire. As she continued on her walk, getting closer to the village that had just come into view, the smell of blood assaulted her nose.
She tightened her backpack and readied her weapons. After she made a few more adjustments to herself she took off running towards the village to see if there were any survivors left.
Sesshomaru and Rin had just eaten lunch (seeing as how Jaken was taking so long) and were on their way to mount Ah-Un, when Jaken came running out on his stubby little feet, screaming for his lord.
"Milord wait, bad news milord." Jaken had reached them just in time, and Sesshomaru gave him an icy glare.
"Speak Jaken."
"Milord, a village in the Northeast region of your land has been attacked milord."
Sesshomaru was not pleased by this piece of news. "By whom?"
"That is still unknown to us milord."
Sesshomaru thought for a few minutes, formulating a plan of sort, before he finally came to a decision.
"Rin. Stay here, upon my return be ready with medical supplies, we will leave immediately to go and fetch the miko. Jaken prepare other supplies to be transported there and summon the General to alert him of this happening. This quite possibly could be an act of war. Oh one more thing Jaken, take care of Rin."
"Yes milord!" they responded in unison. And with that the TaiYoukai left to get his armor and katana's.
Kagome reached the village to find that every one still lived, but for some odd reason they were all unconscious. "But how?" she whispered to herself. She got out her first aid Kit, put a barrier up that prevented danger from getting near, and then went into a large hut that looked like a shrine and set up as many beds as she needed.
Kagome had taken a couple of buckets to a near by river, to get some water. When she returned, one of the villagers had awakened. It was an elder. Kagome ignored the villager's stare as she went around the room cleaning every ones wounds and applying bandages to those who needed them. She had noted a long time ago that all of the villagers were in fact, demons. Once she had dressed every ones wounds, including the one that had so adamantly observed her, she went into a near by garden and started picking some herbs that she felt she might need.
Once Kagome had set up a fire and boiled some water, she crushed the herbs to make some tea. She went back to the village elder and propped his head in her lap. It was then that she took notice of a familiar presence. Knowing who it was, she chose to ignore it, seeing as how she had more important tasks at hand.
"Here drink this, if you are in any pain or discomfort, it will alleviate it."
"Human, why are you doing this for us?"
"Shhh, don't speak. You are still not well. I am doing this because you are in need of it."
"We are all youkai, and we do not need assistance from that of a mere human."
"You are right, you do not need assistance from a mere human. Would telling you that I am a priestess help make you feel better about my healing you?"
The elder chuckled. "You are strange woman. Very much like my daughter. I have killed humans for less than such insult and back talk, I will have you know."
Kagome gave him a brilliant smile that seemed to light up the room and then helped him drink the tea and settled him back down into his bed. "When you are better youkai-sama, I wish to speak with you about what occurred here. That is, if you do not mind."
"Hai little one. I will speak with you. I can honestly say, you are the only human that has earned the right and respect of me. And my name is Vessle."
"Domo Arigato, Vessle-sama."
The youkai closed his eyes and allowed her tea to take its effect. Kagome stood up and made some more tea just in case some one else awoke in pain. It was only then that she realized that, the familiar presence had been standing in the door way watching her. To her surprise though it had not been one familiar face she saw, but two.
"General Rico. How delightful it is to see you again, though it pains me that we should meet under such...circumstances. My lord, I trust you are well."
"Yes delightful indeed miko, now mind telling myself and the rest of my men outside, why you have allowed us to get so close without warning? Or why you allowed us to sneak up on you?"
Kagome chuckled. He treated her like his daughter, and this was his subtle was of saying 'I am not pleased that you were so careless as to let us get this close, what if we had been the enemy?'
"Rico-kun, I had put a barrier up upon my arrival, did you not sense it as you passed through? It would prevent any one who meant harm from entering, thus the reason why you were allowed to enter. Plus, I sensed you coming about 15 minutes ago, your youki is all to familiar to myself, to allow you to pass by unnoticed."
Very shocked, and quite pleased with Kagome's answer, Rico approached her and took her hand, placing a gentle kiss on her knuckles.
"Lady Kagome..."
"Please drop the formalities, I can not stand them, well when applied to me any ways."
Rico chuckled yet again. For some odd reason this creature had a way of making people laugh, even in the worst of situations. "Kagome, why have you come to this village and aided these people. They are not of your concern. Plus they could have killed you upon arrival, they are not to fond of humans. They may appear to be weakened in this state, but lest you forget, we do heal considerably faster than yourself."
"Look, I saw the village needed help, and I came to help. I could not just leave them here to die."
"Lord Sesshomaru is here now, he will take care of them. This is no longer your problem so you are dismissed."
Kagome's anger got the best of her. "Like hell it isn't. I am a healer, if you do not recall, and these people are in need of healing. Just who the hell do you think you are dismissing me like that. I am not one of your servants and I am not leaving until I am sure that every one is ok."
"When you saw this place in danger you should have run the other way Kagome, why did you come here.?"
"Because ."
"Because why? That is not an answer"
"Because I could. There is that an answer?"
