Chapter 10

He felt all the mikos emotions as if they were is own but he didn't feel any danger towards her, only sadness and disappointment which had him confused. He headed to wards her and her small group, he knew that she was at the ruins of The Warrior Village of Purity. He now knew the reason why Ronin spoke of her needing training and what he suggested to him in hidden meaning was for him to offer the training to her.

He snorted. 'Crafty demon,' he thought in dry humor.

Then it hit him the fear, her fear. Is coursed through him like the blood that ran through his very veins and then there was pain, immense pain as if she lost someone dear to her. The strength of it all nearly had him doubled over, he gasped for breath as he stopped in his tracks. His beast rearing up with a howl of anger, he was trying to claw his way out of his restraints to take him over. He barely had enough strength to hold him down, he could hear his ward and retainer calling out to him asking what was wrong. He tried to calm himself but that was near impossible when his beast was so close to the surface.

/Mate is in danger! We must get to her/ his beast howled angrily as he added more force to get out and take over.

Sesshoumaru never felt this so strongly before in his life, looking up with bleeding red eyes. He couldn't hold back for long and he knew that there was no holding back and no choice but to give in to his beast or he would die.

"Jaken watch Rin!" he snarled dangerously.

Jaken watched him Lord loose control for the first time in his long servant hood with his Lord, it scared him to death but he knew not to get in the way. He nodded. "Yes my Lord."

Hearing his retainers word he gave into his beast and started to transform into his true form of that a giant white dog. Bones and joints popping as his body shifted and his demonic power was unleashed swirling around him. When his flames of power ceased there stood a giant white demon dog where the humanoid dog demon once stood. Sesshoumaru snarled before he howled and sped off towards the miko that was in danger. Who ever it was will die today or he will die trying.


Kagome waited for the impacted of the attack to collide into her, when nothing happened she cracked her eyes which widened with was met her gaze. She shook her head in denial. There was Ronin in front of her with a tentacle rammed through his chest as he took the attach for her, tears spilled out of her eyes as the pain coursed through her body and ripped through her heart.

"No. Ronin!" she screamed. The tentacle retracted from him and he fell forward, catching him to her she cried out. She could feel her son beside her shaking in terror but she paid him no mind when she knew him to be safe. She looked at her friend with disbelief.

"My Lady, are you hurt?" wheezed an injured Ronin in her arms.

Blood was soaking into her clothing as her tears fell freely from her, she cried for him. "Yes, but… but your not. Why, why did you do it?"

Before Ronin could say anything the attacker laughed in morbid enjoyment, looking up Kagome glared at him with narrowed tearful eyes.

"Naraku…" she hissed with hatred.

Lifting a brow Naraku smirked at her with cockiness. "It seems that your toy got in the way. What a pity."

"You monster… what do you want!" Kagome hissed with venom in her voice.

Naraku smiled sickly at her. "You."

A shiver of disgust trailed down her back, she looked at Ronin briefly and noticed that he wasn't healing himself. His wound was to fatal, she could see the blood spill from his lips and trail down his jaw line and started to drip onto her. She knew that he will not live through this attack unless he could get help but that was impossible, her body started to tremble from the pain. She felt helpless as she saw him take his last breath. Laying Ronin's body on the ground gently she stood up and unsheathed her twin blades making Naraku laugh at her.

"You can not win miko, you are too weak," purred Naraku sickly.

Taking a deep breath into her restricted lungs and forcing the tears back she stood and held her ground. She knew that she didn't have a chance in defeating him on her own but she sure in the hell will not go done with out a fight. There was a pause when a howl of anger sounded from a distance causing Naraku to cock a brow up in wonder but his attention was brought back the miko in front of him, smirking he started his attack once again.

Dodging and blocking Kagome was tiring out quickly, she could get close enough to strike him. Gritting her teeth together tightly as a tentacle grazed her flesh wounding her but she kept going. She didn't see the tentacle that came at her right behind the first, it struck her in the shoulder pinning her to a tree. Crying out in pain she looked towards Ronin's lifeless body and her sons fighting stance in front trying to protect his body from any farther harm. The pain was so great in her shoulder making her wince in pain before her gaze landed back on Naraku.

"I'm so sorry Ronin,' she thought sadly.

Naraku walked up the her with a smirk of delighted achievement, standing in front of her he looked up and down her body with lust unconcealed in his dead pane eyes causing Kagome to glare at him with disgust.

"This was easier then I thought," chuckled the evil half breed. "Now that I finally have you my dear miko you will be the best asset to me."

Spitting in his face Kagome glared with hatred at him, whipping the spit off his face he looked at her with a frown and he than dug the tentacle deeper into her shoulder causing her to scream in pain. They both stopped when they felt a powerful demon speeding towards them and they could feel the deadly intent. It was going to kill.

Breaking through the tree line was a large white dog growling and snapping his powerful jaws, he approached them with death in his eyes. Kagome watched in sick fascination as the demon came towards them, feeling the tentacle withdrawal from her shoulder she fell to the ground with a thud. Pain course through her, pushing it aside to watch the scene before her unfold.

"Why hello Lord Sesshoumaru. I hate to be rude but you are interrupting my business that has nothing to do with you," growled Naraku. You could hear the annoyance in her voice.

Growling in anger, Sesshoumaru snapped his jaws at the disgusting half breed. He glanced at Kagome briefly and he didn't like what he saw, she was bleeding from her shoulder and she was covered in blood though he could tell most of it wasn't her own. He snapped his gaze back to the lowly filthy half breed, growling again he attacked with graceful speed. Naraku barley dodged the attack but some of his poison had gotten onto the half breed and started to melt the clothing of where it landed. Naraku hissed in pain and anger as he watched the large dog cautiously.

"You dare to touch what is mine!" Sesshoumaru growled demonically.

Narrowing his eyes Naraku stilled, then his eyes widened in surprise before he chuckled evilly. "You're talking about the dear miko? What makes you think that she would ever love you, a full demon that is cold and heartless?"

"Silence you filthy half breed!" snapped Sesshoumaru.

Watching the scene before her she didn't understand any of it, Sesshoumaru was here and in his true demonic form too. Shaking her head in confusion she looked over to where Ronin's lifeless body lay and new fresh tears spilled from her eyes, pushing herself she crawled to him and held him as her son stood behind her in fear.

Watching the miko that he came to save hold onto the dead body of the one he knew was Ronin set him off on a jealousy fit but he pushed it aside for he had a battle to finish. Looking at the one who dared to caused his little miko pain turned from him to go to the miko he growled. Without warning he pounced onto the evil half breed ripping, tearing and snapping him to shreds. When he was done the enemy turned out to be just a puppet of him, snorting in disgust and anger he walked to the one that brought him into the blood lust. Transforming back to his humanoid form Sesshoumaru walked to the small group, he watched the young miko who so much spirit sit there and cry over the body of the Phoenix demon who had died for her. She fainted from exhaustion and blood loss, going to her he looked down and that's when he felt it.


He could smell her. His heart constricted painfully when he realize that it wasn't her usual scent but that of her blood, but what confused him was the angered howl that sounded in the distance. Running as fast as he could Inuyasha was determined to get to her, he could hear his friends behind him telling him to slow down but he knew if he did slow down he wouldn't be able to see Kagome. So charging onward towards the one person who had befriended him when he was condemned in all others eyes.

Leaping into the air and clearing the top of the hill he didn't like what he saw, growling he unsheathed Tetsusaiga which transformed into the fang. Landing a few yards away from his brother who was holding an injured unconscious Kagome, snarling at him ignoring the two headed dragon that appeared to have a body and the little human girl called Rin and the disgusting toad demon off to the side.

"Hand her over Sesshoumaru!" he snarled angrily thinking his brother was the one who hurt Kagome.

Standing there with a bored look Sesshoumaru stared at his brother. "I will not do that half breed, she need a healer and I will not let those who are under my protection die."

"Why injure her if you knew that she would need to be treated for her wounds? Why try to kill her if she was under your protection?" Inuyasha snapped.

Narrowing his eyes with a dangerous gleam Sesshoumaru spoke coldly to him. "You are truly stupid little brother if you would think that I was dishonorable, why don't you stop for a moment and take a good sniff around you."

Stiffening Inuyasha sniffed the air. He could smell his hated older half brother, Kagome's blood, Shippo and that of an unknown demon. But what caught his attention immediately what the putrid stench of Naraku.

"Naraku," he hissed. "Why?"

"I'm guessing he wanted the jewel shards that Lady Kagome has and I assume that he also wanted her as well for he didn't kill her," Sesshoumaru replied coldly with barely with held anger.

Snorting with disgust Inuyasha faced his brother with narrowed eyes. "Leave Kagome with me."

"No," was all Sesshoumaru said as his demonic cloud formed under his feet and the two headed dragon followed Sesshoumaru into the air.

"You come back here you bastard! Kagome is mine!" yelled Inuyasha in anger and panic as he watched helplessly as his brother took Kagome away with him. "Damn it!"

The others came running up to him as he slid to the ground and punching the dirt with his fist. He couldn't believe it, his brother took her away from him this time.

"Inuyasha? What's going on?" Sango asked calmly.

"He too her. He took Kagome," he answered in a harsh whisper.

"Who took her Inuyasha?" Miroku asked this time.

Looking up in the direction that his brother took her he growled out one name in distain. "Sesshoumaru."


The pain was there as a dull ache that didn't want to go away, she could feel that she was alive and was in a nice comfortable bed with soft pillows and silky sheet. Inhaling a ragged breath into her starved lungs, she stayed still as she tried to get a feel to where she was at but all she could feel was that she was warm and safe. Taking another deep breath and being careful to not injure her shoulder any further, she spread her senses out and was surprised of how many demons where around in this place. She was now wondering where she was and if she was truly safe here despite her instincts telling her that she was safe. Trying to remember how she became injured the was she was, she cracked he eyes open to have them assaulted with the bright sun light that flooded into the large room forcing her to close her eyes once again.

There was a powerful demonic aura coming towards her room that she was in and it made her to become fully alert, but the stiffening of her body make pain course through her body from her wounded shoulder. Gasping she forgot about the demon that was now right out side the door, she clenched her teeth to keep from crying out in pain. Not hearing the door opening but the voice startled her.

"I see that you are awake miko," came the familiar cold voice of the Lord of the West. "I wouldn't recommend you moving for a while until your wound is completely healed."

Opening her eyes this time to look at Sesshoumaru she smirked in dry humor. "As you wish my Lord."

"You were very lucky miko, if I had come any later you wouldn't be here," Sesshoumaru stated coolly.

"And I thank you. Where am I?" Kagome said as she looked around the room.

Smirking Sesshoumaru answered her calmly. "You are in my castle in my bed chambers."

Frowning she looked at him with confusion but she didn't voice her questions, there were certain things that she didn't want to know about. Yet there was one thing that plagued her.

"What happened?" she asked in a small whisper.

"Think and try to remember on your own miko," was the only answer that he gave her.

Furrowing her brows in thought trying to remember what exactly had happened to her. She remembered that she was with Ronin and then they were attacked by Naraku, eyes widening in realization as the battle that happened came rushing back to her all at once.

She cracked her eyes which widened with was met her gaze. She shook her head in denial. There was Ronin in front of her with a tentacle rammed through his chest as he took the attach for her, tears spilled out of her eyes as the pain coursed through her body and ripped through her heart.

Her heart ripped into pieces as the horror and sorrow consumed her when the image of Ronin impelled through the chest from a attack that was meant for her. Tears spilled out of her clenched eyes and sobs raked through her body as she relayed that part over and over in her mind. Shaking her head not wanting to believe that he had saved her like that, she looked up at the demon lord with a painful question in her eyes.

"Ronin… is he…?" she choked out through the sorrow.

Sesshoumaru looked at her with a blank stare. "You need rest, go back to sleep Kagome." and he left her there.

'No! Ronin!' her mind screamed in soul wrenching sorrow. "No!"