Disclaimer: I do not now, nor have I ever owned Inuyasha.
A/n: main event in this chapter: Finishing off the Bear Yokai tribe.
Ch9: In the defensive position of growing affection
Ch.9 up.
'Growing, growing, woe baby we can work it out... '
Summary: S/K: When Inuyasha and Kagome have a fight Kagome rushes home, she returns and is kidnapped by a cruel and clever Sesshomaru, but when Kagome starts to melt the ice around our conniving killers heart will he find that something's, or someone are more important than mere power?
Ch. Summary: Sesshomaru saves Kagome from the pack of Bear Yokai that have come out of nowhere, with help from her of course,
and Kagome realizes that she is making a fatal mistake,
she is growing to like Sesshomaru!
Fatal Love:
Feudal era:
'Kagome's P.O.V:'
"You five take care of him!" The apparent new leader of the Bear Yokai pack ordered, still sounding sure of himself.
Sesshomaru chuckled softly as five of the remaining nine charged after him.
I turned my attention away from him and back to my own battle.
I lifted my legs and kicked as hard as I could, throwing the new leader, at least temporarily to the ground.
The bear at the leader's side glared at me angrily.
"Why you little wench!" He said furiously.
"My name is not 'wench' it's Kagome!" I said, as I had hoped,
it only succeeded in further angering him.
Perfect.
He pulled his clawed fist back to punch me.
The two restraining me quickly released their grips in order to avoid getting hit.
I ducked quickly, using my hands to trip the two that had been at my side.
I dived out of the way, landing roughly on the ground as the one that was attempting to punch me found himself unable to handle the momentum he had created and flew face first into the hard ground.
I took this time to jump to my feet and back out of their reach quickly, while searching frantically for my bow.
That's when my back hit something, or someone.
Glancing cautiously over my shoulder I sighed in relief when I saw that it was Sesshomaru.
Making eye contact with him I found my own unable to turn away from the shadowed depths of his stone cold eyes.
A growl from nearby gained our attention and he nodded to me curtly before we both returned to our respective plights.
Well at least Sesshomaru seemed to be handling his five with ease.
Suddenly a small smile tugged at the corners of my lips as I realized that it felt right, somehow, having Sesshomaru fight by my side,
(metaphorically speaking.) however temporary this alliance might be at this point I can't say I mind it.
The four I had had down quickly got to there feet and headed towards me.
The new leader glared at me in outrage before pulling back his hand to strike me.
Seeing no way to avoid it I desperately closed my eyes in fearful expectation.
The next thing I herd were three simultaneous yowls of pain.
I opened my eyes slowly and they widened in disbelief at the pinkish glow now radiating from my skin.
The same glow, I realized slowly, that now surrounded three of the four Bear Yokai, effectively obliterating them.
What was going on?
My eyelids grew unbearably heavy and I slowly sank to the ground.
The fourth one came charging at me.
It neared me only to have itself lifted by the neck, which snapped effortlessly, before being carelessly tossed aside.
The next thing I knew Sesshomaru was kneeling beside me as I stared at him through dazed eyes.
He must have finished off his five before my last one charged me.
For an instant I thought I saw concern shining in the dark depths of his usually emotionless eyes.
But then I blinked and I realized I must have imagined it.
"What's wrong with you wench?" He asked coldly.
Yep.
I had definitely imagined it.
"I, I don't know..." I started hesitantly, glancing wearily at my still faintly glowing skin.
"It's never done that before." I added.
"What's never done what before?" He asked, slowly lifting a brow in question.
"Oh." He said, seeming to come to some realization.
"Ignorant wench, when I had asked what was 'wrong with you' I had been questioning your intelligence, a question I have now answered for myself.
How in the world had you managed to get an entire tribe of Bear Yokai on you in such a short period of time alone?" He questioned.
"I am not ignorant!
And what do you mean 'how did I manage to get an entire tribe of Bear Yokai on me...' They came after me!
And I had everything under control until you came along and um… distracted me!" I said, furiously fumbling for words.
He just rolled his eyes.
"If I had not returned when I did you would be dead now." He said simply.
"I didn't need your help; it just saved some time that's all.
I could have easily handled them on my own!" I insisted.
Ok, so I'm lying, but this guy is entirely to sure of himself, it's infuriating!
"Believe what you will." He said angrily.
Hey, wait...
"Hey, didn't it surprise you even a little that I was glowing pink?" I demanded.
"It had sure surprised me!" I informed him bluntly.
"No, it hadn't, I knew from past experience that you possessed Miko abilities, though I had not known they were so advanced, and it is odd that you are experiencing a more advanced level now." He mused.
Snapping out of his thoughts he pulled me roughly to my feet before continuing.
"Now, it is time to go, we have wasted enough time." He said, returning to his angry state he had been in previous my question.
"Fine." I said.
I retrieved my bow and threw it and my quiver of arrows back into my bag, that was now back on my back and retrieved the shard of the jewel that had thrown during the battle, placing it with the other shards around my neck.
"What was that you were drinking?" Sesshomaru asked, his demeanor quickly changing from angry to curious.
I thought of not telling him, just to make him angry, but I didn't have the energy.
"It's a Pepsi..." I started, getting into detail about it's contents.
I reached into my bag and, pulling another one out, tossed it to him.
He quickly figured out how to open it and did so quickly before looking at it suspiciously,
before glancing at me, deciding it was probably ok and taking a drink.
I couldn't help but laugh at the expression of infuriated bafflement that crossed his features.
'Forgot to warn him about the carbonation." I thought happily, laughing again.
"Do not laugh at me human." He instructed me somberly.
I nodded dumbly before, unable to contain it any longer,
started laughing again.
I was starting to see more sides of Sesshomaru and I found that
the more I saw of his personality the more I grew to like him.
And I realized, frowning suddenly, that that could be a fatal mistake.
Review responses:
Sesshy's human love: I'm glad you like it!
Most likely.
Am I keeping you on the edge of your seat?
I am glad you think their cute.
Don't worry; I don't plan to stop,
though progress maybe slower since I've been working on 'Torn in two' more now, its hard to believe I already have 8 chapters on that story too.
I'll try to keep the chapters long.
Your welcome.
Thanks for reviewing.
black-fox13: Glad you like it,
Koga usually does act hypocritical,
yelling at Inuyasha for putting her in danger yet never around to protect her himself.
When have I mentioned the government?
Honestly, I can not recall mentioning it.
Will do.
Thank you for reviewing.
inlovewithsesshomaru:
I will be updating soon and I'm glad you like it.
kagamoesiun:
Hello again,
Yes Kagome is in trouble,
luckily Sesshy is here to save the day!
I'm happy you like it.
Thanks allot for reviewing again.
MythraPenDragon:
Thank you!
I truly do love positive reviews!
You are one of my fav. reviewers!
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yuki:
Hello again,
sure no prob.
ttus.
Foxykirby:
you sound like my best friend,
she is always sugar high.
I'm glad you like it!
Will do!
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I'm-Sakura-the-Inu-Hanyou:
Sorry, can't help the POV changes.
Glad you like it!
thanks.
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A/n: And that's it for ch.9, hope you all enjoyed reading it!
I know that ch. was short, compared to my usual ones but I wanted to wait till ch.10 to add in more of other characters, I figured I'd just let Sesshy and Kag have this ch. to themselves.
I will update soon, well after I get the next ch. of Torn in two done anyways.
A special thanks to everyone that has been loyal readers/reviewers since the beginning of this story, thank you!
You reviewers are my main motivation to get chapters done quicker.
Please review.
Thanks for reading!
Next time: Ch.10:
Naraku's appearance:
Naraku finally makes his appearance,
Inuyasha's belated decision to rescue Kagome is met
with new complications,
and Sesshomaru finds himself increasingly drawn toward
'Inuyasha's Miko.'
See you soon!
