The Shikon no Tama was complete. Sesshomaru knew what Kagome was going to wish, and he knew it was a mistake, so in trying to stop her he accidentally trapped them inside the wicked and despised item. [Written for Dokuga_Exchange 2011]
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Beta Reader: Lillian (at Dokuga). Lillbit (at FFnet)
Atrapados
Chapter 10
Kagome awoke to the sound of hissing. Her blue eyes shot open, but she only saw Midoriko's form walking away from them. The eerier pink light that seemed to be this place's sun hurt her eyes, and she hid behind her hands.
"What happened?" Kagome asked softly.
"Hn," was all that Sesshomaru said.
However, Kagome knew better. There weren't any more youkai and the Western Taiyoukai wasn't a patient being. He was about to cut Midoriko's head off soon if she didn't solve her issues soon. Kagome was conflicted. She wanted to be out of here and to get back to Inuyasha and the others, but she was still a little scared of the wish she had chosen. Also, she was feeling bad about Midoriko. The older priestess has gone a long way in a few days. At least she had managed to survive breathing the same air as an inuyoukai and had been respectful ever since she joined the pack.
Why didn't it work, then?
"Perhaps her soul would be free if I kill her," said Sesshomaru.
Kagome turned to him with a mild glare that he readily ignored. "You can't be serious," Kagome breathed with a frown. "She's gone a long way."
"It's not enough," Sesshomaru said with an angry frown. "Besides, there is no way her soul would mingle with mine any time soon."
"Mingle?" asked the younger miko befuddled. "What do you mean?"
The Western Lord's mood seemed to darken somewhat, "This may turn out to be harder than we first anticipated," he began to explain. "The light and the darkness battle eternally inside the Shikon no Tama." When he turned to her inquisitively, she affirmed with a nod. "Because of that, the fighting of powers must end."
"We are not fighting," Kagome said with a frown.
"We are," concluded Sesshomaru confidently. "One more day miko, no more."
Kagome's body clenched uncomfortably but she nodded knowingly. They didn't have much time to loose. They weren't like Midoriko, who was merely a ghost: they were very much mortal and soon would be very hungry.
However…
"Sesshomaru," Kagome said as softly as she could. "Do you…hate us?"
The way his eyes widened and his fist clenched in anger made Kagome think about many, many things.
To be continued...
JeniNeji's Note:
Ooops, FFnet wasn't letting me post earlier. Here's the update ! Enjoy!