Super Special Blabber 1:
Couldn't stand the cliffhanger? Well I had the next chapter in mind so I typed it all up and its ready to go. I hope my story is running smoothly as I hoped it would. Well onwards to the chapter….
Disclaimer: (rips out hair that just barely re-grew from last chapter) Still don't own it!
Flashbacks/Dreams
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
Black Blood
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"What the fuck are you doing?" Inuyasha yelled angrily.
He had ducked at the last moment pouncing on Kagome and holding her down. He glared down at her fuming, while Kagome struggled wildly in his hold with all her strength. The intensity of her fight surprised Inuyasha, whose eyes widened the slightest, sweat dropping.
"You! YOU! How could you kill Kikyo?" Kagome yelled loudly.
"Kikyo? Wait, Kikyo's dead?" Inuyasha questioned.
Kagome managed to shove Inuyasha off, and she got up, aiming her bow and arrow quickly.
"Yes," Kagome glared. "And you are the one who murdered her!"
She might as well have poured salt on a wound for Inuyasha growled loudly baring his teeth afterwards. His expression looked extremely dark, and his golden orbs flashed wildly.
"I….hahah, I killed her you say. That's a funny thing to say when I never even knew she was dead before that bitch Midoriko sealed me up." He chuckled darkly, almost forced.
"Midoriko…" Kagome muttered.
"I'm guessing you're related to Midoriko. You two even have the same aura presence," Inuyasha mumbled while his silver bangs fell in his face covering his eyes.
"I-I am! And so was Kikyo…she was my older sister. I am Kagome, last surviving priestess!" Kagome declared, trying to fight down the fright that was running in her veins. Something about the way Inuyasha was talking sounded like he was planning to attack her at any moment.
Inuyasha growled and looked up then, his eyes piercing into Kagome's. Sesshomaru seemed to notice Inuyasha's anger and narrowed his eyes, flexing his claws in case. He didn't want to start a battle where Kagome could easily be hurt but...
'Since when did I start caring about that human girl….?' Sesshomaru mused.
"So," Inuyasha started as he begun to walk slowly towards Kagome with an unreadable expression. "How exactly did 'I' kill Kikyo?"
Kagome clenched her bow as she aimed her bow and arrow.
"Back off!"
Inuyasha, however, didn't listen and continued to walk towards her like a lifeless zombie. It didn't seem human. Kagome could feel how strong and dark his aura was. It was….of pure darkness.
Pure hatred…
Sorrow….
Regret…
'Kikyo…'
Kagome lowered her bow and arrow as she gave a confused and pained look. She felt a stab at her heart, and saw Inuyasha look at her with all those feelings she had just felt.
Just when she saw Inuyasha raise his hand, her eyes squinted shut, awaiting the blow. She deserved it. She had just watched her sister get killed by this man. She could do nothing to save her. In any case, she was just as guilty….or so she believed.
But the pain never came, even when she heard a smacking sound of a fist coming across a cheek. No pain?
Kagome opened her eyes to see Sesshomaru retreating his fist that had collided against Inuyasha's cheek. Inuyasha staggered back, obviously surprised, holding his red cheek in pain. She glanced up to see Sesshomaru's expression; he looked angered and irritated at the same time.
"Foolish half breed, control your pitiful emotions," Sesshomaru ordered coldly.
"Y-you bastard!" Inuyasha snarled.
"She's dead, and nothing you do will bring her back. Get over it."
Those words rung through Inuyasha's ears, and his eyes widened.
Dead….
"NO! DAMMIT!" Inuyasha yelled dropping to his knees and pounding his fist on the ground. He continuously did this, yelling obscene words, and he lowered his bangs to cover the pain flashing in his eyes.
"She's dead, and nothing you do will bring her back. Get over it."
Kagome repeatedly heard Sesshomaru's words run in her mind, and she felt her body go numb. Her lips parted, her face taking in a look of shock.
Sesshomaru turned towards Kagome then, wondering why she hadn't said a word; A part of him wished he hadn't afterwards. Tears were running down her cheeks as she kept that same surprised expression on her face; For some reason she couldn't stop the tears.
'Kikyo….why did it have to be like this..?' Inuyasha thought.
Kagome blinked.
'WHY?' Inuyasha thought gritting his teeth.
Sesshomaru, who was watching Kagome closely up until now, started to walk to Inuyasha and picked him up by his collar. He glared down at Inuyasha, who gave back a broken look.
"If you want to live, you better control yourself now. I won't have any of my comrades acting like pathetic, weak humans," Sesshomaru snapped.
Kagome lowered her bangs over her eyes as she turned away. She didn't need to hear that again. She knew he hated humans, but why did it hurt her so much when he reminded her? She walked away then, missing how Inuyasha shoved Sesshomaru away and dashed into the nearby tree.
Sesshomaru looked to his right to see Kagome gone but a trail of tears left behind. For some reason, it irritated him a bit.
Seems like everyone was feeling down.
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Kagome kicked a rock and it scattered and smacked into a tree. The words Sesshomaru had spoken had hurt her deeply. But, most of all, she was confused about Inuyasha and her sister Kikyo. If Inuyasha had really killed her sister why would he be feeling sorrow, pain and hatred, and not know of her death?
'I felt his pain…it was real…but I know, I KNOW it was him. His eyes are the same.' Kagome thought clenching her fists at her side.
A finger went up to her lips, feeling the tingling feeling when Inuyasha had kissed her. She knew now that he thought she was Kikyo when he kissed her, but the way he kissed her - well it made her blush deeply.
Kagome saw a cherry blossom petal fall and caught it in mid air. She fingered its soft, pink petal and touched it to her lips.
"Kagome?" Bankotsu appeared as he shoved away some branches while walking towards her.
Kagome gave him a small smile, and he slumped down near her, giving her a questioning look.
"What's going on? I heard a loud sound earlier that sounded like Inuyasha's?"
Kagome nodded weakly."I unsealed him…and…and Sesshomaru…"
Bankotsu seemed to understand where she was going with this because he gave a low chuckle. "Yep, those two still hate each other with a passion."
Kagome smiled before asking, "Where's Miroku?"
Bankotsu gave her a strange look before answering, "He went to a nearby hot spring he sensed or so he said. I think he really was hoping to find girls bathing there."
She couldn't help the giggle that escaped her lips. She could just imagine Miroku awaiting in the bushes and then jumping out declaring his love for the girls as they pummeled him to the ground. It was disturbing yet hilarious.
When Kagome turned her attention back to Bankotsu, she was surprised to find him studying her closely, his dark eyes flickering. She could feel her face reddening at the attention.
"He's hurt you…hasn't he?" he spoke softly.
"Eh?"
"Sesshomaru," Bankotsu said, "really is a heartless bastard."
Kagome lowered her head for a second before looking up, giving a fake smile. She could only hope it would fool him but by the looks of it, it didn't.
"Don't worry about me. I'm fine…I mean what can I expect from him? He was sealed by a priestess just like me."
Bankotsu crossed his arms across his chest giving an irritated look. "That's not a good enough reason. What can he 'expect' from a priestess?"
Kagome bit her lower lip to prevent tears from falling down her eyes. She didn't want to think about it. She slowly began to walk away, excusing herself as Bankotsu looked at her confused.
"I guess everyone sees Midoriko as a bad person. Just as they do with Sesshomaru. But isn't it possible that they are both just as good? Don't they have their own reasons for what they do and how they act?"
Sesshomaru was walking towards them and his eyes looked up then. He had heard what Kagome was saying. He stopped walking and stood there listening as he watched Kagome clench her fists and spin around.
"How can a priestess be deemed foolish for falling in love with a different being? How can a person be called heartless after being the one betrayed by so many?" Kagome questioned, her voice rising in a passionate tone of enthusiasm.
She calmed down a bit, taking a deep breath and slowly releasing it.
"And," She continued, "how can I be weak and foolish when I fight for what I know is right? For standing for what I believe in!"
Bankotsu lowered his head, and his bangs fell in his face. His lips tucked into a smirk then, chuckling a bit.
"Because you aren't."
Kagome gulped down tears, and her eyebrows furrowed down in a look of distress. She shook her head, suddenly, as the tears fell back with the wind and her hair flapped back.
A genuine smile appeared on her face as she muttered softly, "Thank you."
"She's weak compared to her older sister Kikyo…"
"Yes. Very weak…and not as beautiful…"
'Thank you…I always…longed to hear that from someone…anybody.'
Kagome looked up surprised to see Sesshomaru watching her from afar. His long hair was moving with the wind, and his stoic expression seemed to flicker for a second. Without another word, Kagome walked off, walking right past Sesshomaru on the way.
She had said what she needed to.
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Inuyasha was sitting up in a high tree gazing off at the sky. His arms were crossed, and a look of annoyance was on his face.
'She died…and I never knew. How?'
"You! YOU! How could you kill Kikyo?"
Inuyasha growled, clenching his fists, and pounded the tree bark angrily. How dare she accuse him of such? She knew nothing of what was between him and Kikyo - or what had been between them.
"Could I….have actually killed her?" Inuyasha spoke to himself, his voice a low, almost drawl.
He looked down at his clenched fist to find it bleeding from where his clawed nails had bitten into his skin. His eyelids lowered somewhat as he lowered his hand and looked back up at the sky.
"No…not unless I had-"
"You, there, in the tree." A voice interrupted him.
Inuyasha looked down to see the girl who had almost killed him earlier. He growled audible for her to hear and glanced away.
"Hey! I'm talking to you!" Kagome glared up at him, not appreciating being ignored.
"Listen you, I want nothin' to do with you."
"I'm trying to be nice here! What I really want to know is if you really did kill Kikyo."
Inuyasha jumped down from the tree in a flash and stood up tall near Kagome, glaring down at her. It was as if he was trying to intimidate her.
"I-" Inuyasha started but stopped as he noticed Kagome staring up at him closely. "Did not. Now leave me the hell alone." He barked.
Kagome narrowed her eyes as she saw his eyes never flicker for a second when he told her that. He wasn't lying. She could feel his feelings of truth but something didn't feel right.
"Kikyo…who killed Kikyo then?" Kagome thought out loud, and she spotted Inuyasha jumping back up in the tree.
Inuyasha glared, and his eyes seemed to flash angrily for a split second. He knew….he knew who had killed her.
And it killed him inside.
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"Where are we heading Kanna?" An older woman asked holding a Japanese folding fan in her hand.
"There, Kagura," The girl called 'Kanna' spoke softly.
The woman named Kagura narrowed her crimson eyes, staring up ahead. Her raven strands of hair were tied up, wooden chopsticks holding them in place. Despite the strange color of her eyes, she was quite a beauty. There was an aura of almost elegance about her.
Kanna was a small looking girl even though she was in fact older than Kagura. She had darkened almost black eyes and silver, white colored hair that hung around her waist. Kanna raised her hand as a small mirror appeared and was held in her hands. The mirror shined as a bright light appeared and covered the area. Kagura looked around alerted as a huge gust appeared.
A coffin drifted up from the dirt, dug up and it darkened with a dark aura. Kanna held her mirror in place, and the coffin unsealed in a flash.
"He has surfaced," Kanna said quietly, her face expressionless.
Kagura closed her Japanese fan and she held back a disgusted glare. "Welcome back…Naraku," she greeted almost bitterly.
A figure came out of the coffin smirking as fangs perched from his bottom lip. Long raven hair was tossed carelessly down and darkened red eyes flickered, taking in his surroundings alertful.
"So it would seem. I wonder if the others are unsealed as well."
"By who?" Kagura asked, tapping her fan into her open palm.
"Heh, by the younger girl of Midoriko's generation."
"She has," Kanna spoke, and her mirror flickered, showing an image.
It showed Kagome walking in the woods, a thoughtful expression across her youthful and beautifully shaped, soft face.
Naraku's lips tucked into an evil smirk then. "Perfect."
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Kagome continued to walk into the forest in deep thought. Her eyelids lowered somewhat in a troubled look, and she took a deep sigh. So much had happened in so little time. It seemed like just yesterday she had unsealed Sesshomaru and her journey had begun.
It was getting dark now and the sun was beginning to go down.
'I don't understand this…Kikyo, what happened to you?'
Kagome heard a rustling sound as she walked past some bushes to a small lit area. A fire was running and she saw Sesshomaru leaning against a tree sitting down as his eyelids were closed. He looked almost peaceful.
Kagome gave a small smile as she threw some wood quietly into the fire and it sparked. The blazing flames reflected in her eyes, and she heard a rustle then. She turned around to find Sesshomaru staring at her closely, his expression never waverinh.
A deep blush filled Kagome's cheeks and she looked away, thankful for her long hair that covered her burning cheeks. She sat down by the fire looking up at Sesshomaru then. He hadn't stopped staring at her.
"What?" She asked, her voice slightly squeaking.
Sesshomaru said nothing but looked away and up at the sky. He noticed it was getting dark and it would soon be night time. Usually, around then all the evil creatures roamed in the forests. Really, he was in the forest to keep guard only.
When Sesshomaru didn't respond, Kagome realized that he wasn't going to. "Have you seen Miroku and Bankotsu? I haven't run into them. I think I lost them. I was afraid I had lost you as well." Kagome asked softly.
She glanced up to see Sesshomaru shake his head before responding, "They sensed something at the far right and went to check the area. A dark presence is looming near."
"Yeah," Kagome agreed. "I felt it too. Almost like I was being…um."
Sesshomaru flickered his eyes back to her and saw her give a look of discomfort. She fidgeted a bit before continuing in a low whisper,"Like I'm being….watched by someone."
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed and, in a split second, there was then a swift sound along with Kagome's squeak of shock. Kagome lay on her rear, held in Sesshomaru's arms as he held a hand over her mouth to cover her cry. He held her from behind, and her back bumped into his firm chest. Her eyes went wide at this, and she blinked frightened when she felt his breath on her ear then drawing shivers up her spine.
"Don't speak," he ordered lowly.
Kagome nodded, too shock to disagree as she looked ahead. Sesshomaru seemed to have pulled her against a thick tree branch behind some bushes that she could see through ahead. There ahead in the bushes afar was a creature walking, looking around suspiciously. It was a gruesome thing to behold, being that it had a body of ripped bare skin. Its eyes were red colored and a long tongue stuck out carelessly.
Kagome gave a small, muffled squeal of fright, and heard Sesshomaru growl lowly in her ear in warning. Clenching her eyes shut, she heard the creature rustle around before walking off. She opened her eyes when she felt Sesshomaru release his hand from her mouth, and he leaned back against the tree.
"W-what the hell was that?" Kagome exclaimed, turning her head to look back at him.
"A creature of the dead that feeds on the living. It must have been following you to want to feed on your flesh."
"EH?" Kagome squeaked as her expression turned of clear disgust and fright.
Sesshomaru pushed Kagome to his right then, and she yelped in surprise. He stood up walking away afterwards. She glared at him in retailiation and noticed him looking around with caution.
"Was that," she muttered, "the presence you all felt?"
"No, the presence was stronger and darker. Bankotsu and Miroku will be back in the morning."
"And….Inuyasha! What happened to Inuyasha?" Kagome asked suddenly remembering the newly 'joined' comrade.
"He's most likely sulking somewhere in a high tree. He shall be fine, unfortunately."
"You really do hate...never mind."
Kagome sat in front of the fire once again. She saw Sesshomaru sit away from her by the tree. She gave a 'humph' sound and pouted at his rudeness.
"I don't bite you know!"
Sesshomaru glared at her, and she sighed, shaking her head.
"I give up…this has been too much for a day," she said.
Sesshomaru smelled the air and looked down suddenly muttering, "My scent on you has faded."
"Good," Kagome fumed, trying to ignore the fact that her cheeks flared with the thought. "Because you did lick me without my consent!"
"Would you prefer to be marked by other demons or vampires?"
Kagome squinted her nose disgusted and gave a small, unlady-like snort.
"Like I'd let that happen."
"It can't be helped," Sesshomaru replied as he stood up then and sat in front of Kagome, pulling her towards him by her shoulders.
She blinked confused but squeaked in surprise when she felt his lips on her neck. Her eyes widened, her cheeks burning red. She felt his tongue lick the skin between her neck and shoulder, and went stiff in response. When Sesshomaru pulled away, a slight smirk was on his face as he saw Kagome's bewildered expression. She glared angrily at him and struggled in his hold.
"How dare you do this again! You don't see me going around licking you!" Kagome yelled.
"Do you desire to do that, Kagome?" Sesshomaru asked almost huskily.
Kagome's face heated up, and she shook her head vigorously. Too much for a simple answer.
"Shut up! And let me go! And I don't belong to you!"
"I didn't say that but you do, now that you mention it."
Kagome groaned in irritation but gasped when she felt Sesshomaru pull her towards him again. Before she could protest, her lips smacked right into his neck. Her eyes widened as she felt his smooth skin under her lips.
'What the-?' She thought.
"There, we're even now," Sesshomaru said before pushing Kagome away from him and standing up.
Kagome held a hand over her lips in surprise and her cheeks tinted red. She couldn't believe she kissed his neck! Hell - she couldn't believe he did that too. She could feel her heart pounding rapidly, and looked up to see Sesshomaru sitting, once again, against the tree.
"Get some sleep," he ordered, unfazed.
Kagome gave a frown and slumped onto the ground facing the opposite direction from Sesshomaru. She closed her eyes trying to get some sleep but she just couldn't. The ground was a bit rocky and it was chilly.
She tossed to face Sesshomaru again and spotted him touch the place on his neck where she had kissed him briefly. However, when he saw her watching him, he quickly dropped his hand and closed his eyes to ignore her.
'Idiot..' Kagome thought, rolling her eyes.
She watched him, closed eyelids and all. The stripes on his face seemed bright under the darkness, and his long silver hair was tossed back behidn his broad shoulders. His bangs dropped down in his face in front of his eyelids, and she saw the moonlight shine on his face slightly. Her heart seemed to flutter at the sight, and she gulped, closing her eyes briefly.
It was confusing.
'He…really is beautiful. No wonder Midoriko fell for him.' She thought with a tinge of sadness.
It hurt her for some reason. Because she knew the pain those two must have felt when it happened. When Midoriko betrayed Sesshomaru..
Kagome's eyes opened and her eyelids lowered a bit then. Her feelings were becoming clear now…she knew.
From the blushes, the hurt from his words, the pain of his pain…
'I think I may be falling in love with you, Sesshomaru…'
That was her last thought before she fell into a deep sleep. Her thoughts focused on a certain cold, vampire lord.
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Super Special Blabber 2:
There…the romance you all have been craving. Crap, it still didn't seem as romantic as I pictured…..damn you Sesshomaru and your ever so stoic personality. Agh! Oh well, that's that…thank you all for reading and reviewing. (smiles) And so we go onward to chapter 12! Now the plot will finally unfold and you can bet the romance will come at long last. (I hope) See ya next chapter!
