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Sesshomaru and Rose's beast

Chapter 10: Troubling

Rose's P.O.V.

The past few days went by almost silently and very distant on Sesshomaru's part. He wasn't being mean or anything he just seemed really tense when he was close to me but he was also on guard more than usual. Much to my displeasure he hadn't slept once during that time, whenever I woke up during the night I'd look at him and every single time he was awake staring at nothing in particular with a cold expression. Sometimes his face made me think that he would tear off the face of the next person who was stupid enough to look at him much less talk to him.

The last thing he had said to me was that we would reach Totosai's cave in a couple of hours. I frowned his voice was colder and more emotionless than I had ever heard. Had I done something to upset him? My 'beast' whimpered. Sesshomaru-sama… what have we done to make you so cold?My frown deepened. That's what I want to know. I picked up my pace to catch up with him but I still walked behind him a sign of respect to the 'alpha' of the pack. He visibly stiffened. I began to feel insecure; did he not want me around anymore? Was I being a nuisance? My beast whimpered once more.

"Um, S-sesshomaru-sama… have I done something that has offended or upset you?"

Haha that's right I just did a cliffhanger! :3 I'm soo evil!

TO THE INUTACHI!

Kagome's P.O.V.

I want to go home… Was the most frequent thought that ran through my mind. I needed to get away even for a little bit… Just tune them out Kaggerz just tune them out.

InuYasha: *Grumble, grumble whine grumble complain, complain grumble*

Miroku: *Perverted comment, perverted comment gropes Sango's butt*

Sango: *Hits Miroku's head yell, yell scold, scold*

Kirara: *Meow, meow*

Shippo: *Snore, snore sleep talk, sleep talk*

InuYasha: *complain, complain*

This is harder than initially anticipated… I poked the fire with a stick and just stared at the flames with a blank expression. This went on for less than five minute before I stood and began walking towards the direction of Edo (an: InuYasha's village idk what it's called).

"Where the hell are ya' goin'?" InuYasha questioned with a growl.

"Home." I muttered dreading what was to come.

I could almost feel his glare burning the back of my head.

"Like hell you are!" He growled.

I whipped around so fast it made me dizzy but at this point I really didn't care. "InuYasha. I. Am. Going. Home. I need to check in on my school work and I need a little peace and quiet."

He opened his mouth ready to protest but I beat him to it. I put my hand up to silence him. "Two days InuYasha is all I ask. Now are you going to go with me to the well or am I going by myself?" I asked actually more like demanded.

With a grunt he stood. I turned around and grinned I got him to let me go home without sitting him! Muahahaha I'm getting better at this~~~!

Rose's P.O.V.

Before I could realize what I was doing a feral snarl tore out of my throat. I continued trudging through the woods not bothering to look where I was stepping, no I was so homicidally angry I was just waiting for every living creature in the forest to burst into flames and die. My vision flashed red. Even my inner beast was running rampant inside my head. I inhaled deeply through my nose the strongest smell in the air was the smell of some sort of artificial strawberry product; which could only mean one thing. KAGOME'S NEAR BY! I sniffed in all directions finding the scent was strongest to the East which was where I wanted to go because the well was in that direction.

She wasn't far and InuYasha was with her he smelled of a strong woodsy smell, but it was just them. Oh well. I ran forward darting through the trees with speed that almost frightened. I jumped off of a fallen tree and landed gracefully on my feet on a well traveled road just a few feet in front of InuYasha. They stared at me in shock. I grinned back at them.

"Hey are you guys heading to the well?" I asked walking towards them.

"What happened to you? You smell like a demon." InuYasha asked eying me wearily.

"Well it's a side effect of his blood entering my system and turning me into an Inuyoukai because apparently some of my ancestors were Inuyoukai or something like that and they sealed it within themselves so that they could survive in peace with the humans." I replied slightly irritated it was something I didn't really feel like talking about at the moment.

"His? What happened? Did Sesshomaru try to hurt you or somethin'?"

I glared at him but he continued to look at me with an expecting expression. "No he did not attack me he just finally decided that he didn't particularly care for my presence." I growled with venom dripping from every word.

InuYasha opened his mouth to say something but Kagome elbowed him in the side. HARD. So hard he actually clutched his side.

"Why'd ya' do that?" He asked with a voice that was almost a whine.

I almost laughed. Almost.

"Anyways, yes we're going to the well. I take it you're coming with?" She asked glaring at InuYasha with a 'STFU' face.

I nodded. "Hey are there any hot springs nearby I haven't bathed in a few days?" I asked InuYasha.

"What is it with you onna and your obsession with bathing?" He growled.

Kagome and I just smiled and tried not to laugh at the disgruntled look on his face. I'm already starting to feel a little bit better. … I don't understand. Neither do I, but there's nothing we can do about it. It doesn't make sense. I know. I sighed out loud and stared at the road pretending to be looking for potential tree roots that could trip me. Which was actually rather unlikely. But it was just something to do to take my mind of him. But it was harder than expected because it was suddenly easier to multitask.

"Hey can we play I Spy?" I asked.

Kagome chuckled.

"I Spy? What's that?" InuYasha asked puzzled.

"It's a game that people in my time play sometimes when they're on trips somewhere to keep them preoccupied." Kagome explained still laughing.

"And what, might I ask is so funny?" I demanded playfully.

"You can be such a child sometimes."

"I'm booooooored!" I whined. "And I just need something else to think about." I said more softly.

It was as if I could feel the sympathy coming off of Kagome in waves. Great I was making her worry. I sighed, boy do I carry a lot of emotional baggage.

"Alright then let's play this I Spy game but you'll have to explain it to me." InuYasha grumbled almost sounding eager to play.

I just laughed as Kagome explained. At least I'll have school work to think about when we get home.

Hey guys it's me so you guys wanna' guess at why Sesshomaru suddenly got cold feet? Whoever guesses right gets the sweet satisfaction of knowing that they were correct anyways I am so, so sorry it's taken me so long to update I don't know wants been wrong with me but I'm going to give it my all and try to update every Sunday from now on.

Love,

Cora-chan