DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha or the book called 'Hasse Simonsdochter' written by Thea Beckman, nor do I own the characters of these two stories!! But I do own the idea of mixing these two ingredients into a new story.

INTRODUCTION OF CHARACTERS IN THIS CHAPTER:
Sesshoumaru: A full-blooded dog youkai. He isn't the Lord of the Western Lands. As I said before, the kings and soldiers are all human. So the father of Sesshoumaru is only a powerful dog youkai. He still has both arms and only possesses the sword (fang) Toukijin. He find humans disgusting because of their hunger for power and greed, of course, he also despises youkai with the same traits.
He is a mercenary who travels across the Western Lands. He's a quite well known mercenary for he has already conquered a lot of lands for the king of the Western Lands. He seems cold on the outside but he opens himself up for people he knows or people that he respects. Yeah... he's definitely Out Of Character, but what the hell, as long as he stays that handsome, don't you agree??? *drool drool*

Italic: thoughts
-- --: locations
"...": spoken words
~*~*~*~*~: time gap
*...* : noises


AN ELVES' CHILD

-by Kittymui-


The silver-haired knight

Previously:
Tears started to well up in Kagome's eyes as she slowly stood up. So that's why... She silently thought to herself as she strolled back to her room. ...that's why they hate me...I-I'm an elves child...
She let herself fall on her bed and cried softly. My real parents won't take me back to the forest... and mommy and daddy rather have me gone... She sobbed and buried her head in her pillow. I-I'm...an...o-outcast...

~*~

Kagome had kept quiet and had never showed that she knew about her mother's pregnancy. She would pretend not to know anything whenever she was punished by her father because of not being careful around Shira. It was obvious that Ron was overly protective of his unborn son.
Kagome had tried to convince herself to accept her baby brother and she did...until the day he was born.

Sky blue eyes; her father was indeed proud and relieved. He became even more proud and happy when the blond curls started to grow on his tiny head.

Ever since that day, Ron wouldn't even waste a minute to look at Kagome, except when he was punishing her. Whenever Souta started to cry and Kagome would coincidentally be near him, she could not avoid being punished by her father.

The punishments became crueler as Souta's wailing grew louder. Before Souta was born, Kagome would at most be slapped, but now, besides slapping, he would also kick her, throw her against a wall or hit her with hard objects. And her mother would do nothing but watch.
Kagome even had to give up her room and sleep in the living room because of her so-called little brother.

She hated it, but there was nothing that she could do about it.


~*~*~*~


Another eight years have passed and Kagome was now 16 years old. Kagome had tried to accept her origin and live with it. But as she grew up and became more sensible, the question about her true origin haunted her even more than before. Since she had nobody to ask or talk about it, she just neglected the question and lived on.

In spite of everything, she had gradually become stronger since the moment she knew about her on fairytale-based origin and since the moment Souta was born. She wouldn't wince or cry anymore when Ron scolded, slapped or even when he punished her cruelly. Whenever she wanted to cry, she would save it and cry out loud in her hideout. She didn't want to show other people her weak side, because she knew people would pick on her even more.

During these 16 years, she avoided contact with other townspeople as much as possible; since they had always did the same towards her for 16 years. She didn't talk to other people, except for her parents but only when she had to answer questions or acknowledge things. If animals and birds knew human language, they would surely know more about Kagome's life and feelings than any other human except Kagome herself.

Kagome despised her parents. She hated her father because he never saw her as his daughter and for hitting her all the time. She hated her mother because of her obedience towards her husband and because she didn't even try to do something against the will of him.
But most of all, she hated her little brother, Souta. First because of the golden colored hair that grew on his head and his sky-blue eyes. It emphasized the fact that her parents hated her because of her black hair and dark blue eyes.

Second and most of all, because he was terribly spoiled, yes he was. Ron bought him everything he wanted and took him wherever he wanted to go.
Souta was also very sly. Kagome didn't know when he started to be like that. Ron had always told Souta not to talk to her, but he would always disobey him and bother her with all sorts of questions, which would seem innocent on the outside but were meant offensively. He would ask questions like:
"Why is your hair black, onee-san?",
"Why are you sleeping on the couch all the time, onee-san?",
"Aren't you getting tired of doing the chores all the time, onee san?"
and the most sliest of all:
"I wonder what kind of punishment daddy would give you today...onee-san."

No matter how hard Kagome tried to avoid these questions, by ignoring him or just avoiding him, Souta would always end up wailing and running towards Ron and lie about Kagome teasing him. Ron would believe him and not listen to Kagome and start punishing her.

That's why Kagome found it preferably to be away from home as much as possible. She rather spends an hour staring at the fishes in the creek near her hideout than face her so-called family for one second. Whenever she finished her chores, Kagome would go back to her hideout in the forest and spend the rest of the day there. Hunting, singing, sleeping, she did whatever she wanted to do.


~*~*~*~


It was afternoon and Kagome was sitting on the edge of the creek with her feet in the streaming water. I wonder when I'll be able to leave that horrible town and have a life that I want. she wondered as she looked at the colorful fishes that swam past her feet. She was wearing a worn out light blue colored dress that covered her legs to her knees, it had a V-shaped neckline and a white ribbon tied around the waist.

Suddenly she heard leaves rustling and voices coming near. Kagome quickly got her feet out of the creek, grabbed her sandals and jumped into the bushes near the creek and grabbed the short knife in her hands.

Three men came out from behind the trees into the open area.
The first one was quite tall and broad. He had brown hair tied tightly in a short ponytail on the back of his head and a brown beard, covering most of the lower part of his rough face. It was a thick beard, but not a long one. He had a tan skin color and scars could be seen all over his bare arms, since he was wearing a sleeveless (red) shirt. Below the shirt, he was wearing dark brown pants that were torn at several places. It was quite obvious that the man's age was around above the 40 and the eldest of the three. He was also wearing a sheathed knife around his waist. In his hand, he held a bunch of dead rabbits.

The second one was a little bit shorter than the first one but just as broad and rough and had a scar on the left side of his face. It was an almost perfect vertical line running from his brown eyebrow to his cheek. Surprisingly enough, the person or thing that caused the scar had not damaged his left eye at all. He was also tanned and wore a tight blue shirt with short sleeves to his elbows and white pants. This one was wearing a quiver on his back and held a bow in his hand.

The last one was the shortest of the three and didn't look as rough as the first two. He was obvious the youngest of them all. His hair was short and slightly curled. He wore a green shirt with long sleeves and white trunks. There were fresh shallow cuts on his bare legs.
For the rest, they look pretty much the same: brown hair and eye color, big nose, big eyes. They look like brothers to me. Kagome thought to herself as she watched the three men approaching the spot where she was hiding.

What the hell are they doing here? I've been here for eight years an never were there hunters passing this area. Kagome thought, slightly panicked.

"Wow! This is really a nice spot to relax!!" the youngest one yelled happily. They sat down about 1 meter away from the bushes where Kagome was hiding. The oldest of the three threw the rabbit bodies on the grass and sat down. He was the closest one near Kagome.

They're hunters... Kagome thought as she looked at the corpses. It'll be bad if they caught me... she thought and slowly backed away, gripping her knife tightly.

Unfortunately she stepped on a small twig as she took a step backward.

*crack*

The oldest one jumped up. "What was that!?!" he yelled.

Just when Kagome was about the run away, a strong hand caught her upper arm. When Kagome looked up, she saw that the oldest one was holding her.

"Hey y'all! Look what I've found!!" he cried out to his brothers and looked at Kagome again.

"A cute little deer ya found, ol' brother." the youngest brother chuckled as his eyes scanned Kagome from head to toe.

Chikusho!! Kagome cursed in her mind as she struggled under the rough man's grip.

"Yup, and she's all mine," the man smirked as he pushed Kagome down to the grass. "you better behave, little gal, or I might hurt you.' he commanded.

Kagome didn't care about anything else except for getting away from this huge man that reeked of sweat and alcohol. She began to struggle. "Get off of me, you stinking bastard!!" she cried and managed to injure the arm of the man with her knife.

"Oowww!!! You freakin'..." the bearded man cried as he took a step backwards. He turned to his brothers. "You guys! Hold her down!!" he cried angrily.

Kagome wanted to escape after the man released his grip on her, but she was forced to the grass once again by the other two brothers. Each one held down one of her arms and legs. One of them smacked the knife out of her hand.

The bearded man approached her again. "A feisty little gal, aren't ya?!" he smirked as his gaze switched from the cut on his arm to Kagome's furious expression. "I'm afraid I'll have to hurt ya for what ya did to my arm."

He settled himself on top of her. "I was thinking of being gentle to you, but now I've changed my mind!" he growled as he ripped open her clothes at the neckline, so that her chest was showing. Since it was a V-shaped neckline, ripping it open would be the first tempting thing to do.

"Get off of me!! You monsters!! Don't you dare touch me!!!" she cried out. "Somebody help me!!!"

The man couldn't take his eyes off of her bare chest and started to drool. "This is going to be fun..." he chuckled as he lowered his head to her neck.

Kagome quickly averted her gaze and closed her eyes as the beard touched her skin. What am I crying out for help for...there's nobody who would hear or save me. she thought disappointed and disgusted at the same time.

Kagome waited for the disgusting bastard to touch her, but nothing came. She slowly opened her eyes and turned to look at the man that was on top of her.

Eh?! Kagome thought puzzled as she saw blood coming out of his mouth, dripping off his beard and landing on her chest.

Within a flash, the man was thrown aside. Kagome looked up while the other two men, who had shocked looks on their faces, were still holding her down.

A person stood in front of Kagome, just about a meter away. By his appearance, Kagome knew this person was a male youkai. His right arm was stretched out lengthways his shoulder and almost pointing at the motionless body of the oldest brother that lay on the grass in a distance. His with blood-tainted claw glowed a green light for a little while before it faded.

The two men looked at the motionless body of their brother. "Kuso yaro!! How can you kill him!?" the one with the tattoo cried.

Kagome could feel their hands trembling as they still held her upper arm.

The youkai slowly withdrew his outstretched arm and let it be suspended next to his waist. The blood slowly trickled downward on his claw and dripped off of the tip of his long nails as his gaze shifted from Kagome to the brothers.

There were no expressions to be seen on his face. The only place that held emotions was in his golden eyes. And right now, they were filled with disgust as the reflections of the brothers could be seen in them.
If gazes could kill, they would already be dead by now.

"Kiete." the youkai said with a calm voice.

The two men quickly released Kagome and ran away. "You'll pay for this!!!" one of the cried before disappearing into the trees.

Kagome slowly sat up, pulling back the torn clothes and covering her chest with her hands. Her heart was still beating very fast. She slowly looked up at the youkai that saved her from being raped.

He had long silver-white colored hair and golden colored eyes. On his forehead there was a crescent moon mark, and covering each cheek near his ears were two parallel sets of dark marks. He was wearing a white haori with long sleeves and a white hakama; he also wore armor over it. A yellow sash was tied around his waist. She wasn't quite sure but the white fluffy thing that hung over his shoulder kind of looked like a tail. The youkai was wearing a sword at the side of his waist.

A-an inuyoukai? Kagome thought to herself as she stared at the youkai. She had seen them in books about youkai but she had never expected to see one in real life.

I wonder if he'll kill me too. Kagome thought, a bit scared. When the youkai raised his hands, Kagome slightly twitched of shock and started to push herself backwards by pushing the ground with her legs [AN: She's still sitting on the grass, remember?]. The silver-haired youkai was searching his sleeve for something and Kagome wasn't really planning to wait until he pulled out some sort of weapon to attack her.

But Kagome stopped backing away when she saw that he was actually pulling out a rectangular white cloth with a size of about 2 by 3 meters.
Kagome froze as the youkai started to walk towards her. What is he planning to do? Kagome wondered.

[AN: Don't ask questions about the size of the youkai's sleeves and where it came from, okay? He just had it in his sleeve by chance and yes it fitted in his sleeve.]

When the youkai was about 1 meter away from her, he stopped and offered Kagome the cloth he held in his hand.

"Wash yourself, you smell like him." he said with a calm voice.

Kagome first didn't know what he meant but when she looked down at her chest and clothes that was stained with the blood of the man that tried to rape her, she understood. She gave the youkai a slight nod and took the cloth politely out of his hand.

When Kagome turned to walk towards the creek, she saw out of the corner of her eye that the youkai was following her and walking a little behind and beside her. Kagome quickly stopped and turned around to the youkai and gave him a suspicious look.

Kagome was surprised that the youkai gave her an indifferent look and just walked passed her towards the creek. She turned around, only to see the youkai kneeling down to the creek. What is he doing?? Kagome thought as she started to walk towards the creek. She knelt down about 3 meters away from the youkai and watched.

The youkai was washing his claw, which was stained with the blood of the hunter, with the clean water of the creek.

A small smile appeared on Kagome's face as she watched the youkai. Baka, why would a youkai waste his effort and soil his claws with blood to save you, say that you reek of dirty human blood and offer you a cloth to wash yourself with, if he wanted to kill you? she smacked herself in her mind.

"Gomen." Kagome said with a small voice as she continued to watch the youkai.

The youkai stopped washing his hands and looked up without pulling his hands out of the water. He gave her a look of slight puzzlement.

"For misunderstanding your intention." Kagome added.

Sesshoumaru didn't show any emotions on his face before he looked down and started to wash his hands again. "Wash yourself." he said without looking up at her again.

Kagome stood up. Oh I almost forgot. She giggled in her mind, looking down at the white cloth that she was still holding.

She quickly turned around and walked towards the nearby bushes to undress herself. Fortunately, her bra and underpants weren't stained. I could wear them again after washing myself and cover my body with the cloth until the dress is dried. Kagome thought relieved.

The bushes were near enough to prevent the youkai from seeing her naked body when she climbed into the creek.
Kagome started to wash her chest and the part of her dress that was stained with blood. The creek was quite deep in spite of its size. Kagome was standing in the creek with the water at the height of her shoulders. She had her back turned to the youkai as she was washing herself and her dress.


~*~


She didn't notice the youkai had finished washing his hands and was watching her.

Why did she apologize...? Misunderstanding my intention...? he wondered. What was my intention anyway? Why did I save her?

He continued to watch her. Quite beautiful for a human... he thought but immediately shook off the idea he cursed himself for thinking that way. What am I thinking? She doesn't even smell like a human...she wears the smell of human on her body, but it's intermingled with another scent.
As the girl continued to wash herself, her scent became gradually purer. The youkai sniffed the air soundlessly. It's like she's the forest herself...the scent of waterfalls and spring...

He almost dozed off of the scent but quickly came to his senses again. He narrowed his eyes. Maybe she's a witch...she might have cast a spell on me to seduce me or something like that. He thought as he stood up, without taking his eyes off of her back. He saw that the girl had finished washing and had hid herself behind the bushes again.

I shouldn't stay around her too long, or I might really fall into her trap. He thought cautiously and turned around to walk away.


~*~

Kagome finished washing herself and quickly hid herself behind the bushes again after she climbed out of the water. She put on her underwear again, covered her body with the cloth and wrung out the wet and clean dress. She laid it on the grass to dry in the sun.

As she did that, she saw that the youkai had turned around and was walking towards the trees.

Kagome stared at her feet, but looked up as she saw that the youkai turned around and was starting to leave.

"Machinasai!!" she yelled as she ran to him.

The youkai stopped walking, but didn't turn around.

"May I ask the name of this youkai who saved me?" Kagome asked, clutching the white cloth that covered her nearly naked body from her chest to her knees.

"It does not matter." the youkai simply replied.

"It does to me..." Kagome said with a sad voice.

He noticed the sad tone in her voice and looked over his shoulder. His eyes widened as he saw the sad expression on the girl's face. He turned partly to Kagome so that his shoulder was pointing at her. She was staring at the floor, trying to hide her sad look.

"Sesshoumaru." he suddenly spoke.

Kagome looked up and gave him a puzzled look.

"This youkai standing in front of you is called Sesshoumaru." he repeated plainly.

Kagome's sad expression softened and she gave him a gentle smile. "I'm Kagome, nice to meet you, Sesshoumaru."

Sesshoumaru became even more cautious when he saw the smile on her face. She's being polite to a youkai??! he thought startled.

"Aren't humans supposed to be afraid of youkai?" he asked with a low voice. He gave Kagome a suspicious look as he asked her the question. He already knew the answer to his question; humans are indeed terrified of youkai. But this girl didn't smell like a human so part of the question's intention was to lure the admission of her being a witch out of her mouth.

At least, that's what Sesshoumaru thought she was going to admit to be.


At first, Kagome couldn't find her voice to answer him. Afraid of him? I was...a while ago...but the fear disappeared soon after I realized he wasn't going to kill me. I wonder why... Kagome asked herself in her mind.

Is it...because I'm not human? I've never thought about it...but maybe forest elves are youkai too. Kagome wondered, looking at her hands. But I don't look like a youkai...I don't even have fangs or long nails or something like that... she battled in her mind.

After a moment of silence, Sesshoumaru sighed and was about to forget the question, until Kagome suddenly breathed deeply. [AN: For those who are puzzled, it was a signal that Kagome was about to reply ^-^.]

"Maybe..." she started, averting her gaze. "...maybe it's because I'm not human."

Finally decided to cough up huh? Sesshoumaru smirked in his mind. "Then what are you?" he asked plainly.

Kagome hesitated for a while. What am I exactly...? Am I really a forest elf? she wondered.

"I don't know..." she replied.

Sesshoumaru gave her an annoyed look and was about to turn around again, until Kagome halted him by pulling his sleeve. "Please do not misunderstand me..." she said. "it's not that I don't want to tell you...but..."

She looked up at him. "Maybe you know...you're a youkai, right? Maybe you can find out what I am..." Kagome said with a voice full of desperation.

I wonder if he'll listen to my story and help me find my answer... Kagome thought to herself.

Sesshoumaru first gave her a cautious look. She wants my help to find out what her origin is...?? Sesshoumaru thought startled as he looked in her eyes. But her eyes... He narrowed his eyes and looked more carefully into her dark blue eyes. ...are filled with honesty and desperation...and...genuine sadness??
T-they're beautiful eyes... he thought as he sank into the depths of her eyes. ...it's like there is no bottom in it...

Sesshoumaru quickly averted his gaze in order to get his senses back together. What am I doing?! I still don't know what she might do, although she said not to know about her origin... he thought cautiously.

Kagome's face dropped when she saw Sesshoumaru averting his gaze. He...he's not going to listen... she thought disappointed.

Suddenly she heard him clear his throat and she looked up at him again.

"I'll listen." he said with a clear voice as he looked at Kagome again.


~*~*~*~

Kagome told Sesshoumaru about her birth and about how the people of Pali, especially her parents, had started to despise her because of her raven black hair that resembled the hair color of the forest elves. She also told her about her feelings towards the woods and forests; that she felt save whenever she was between the trees and that she knew the path through the forest when she entered it for the first time.

Sesshoumaru listened patiently as they sat on the grass next to each other, facing the creek.


~*~*~*~

When Kagome finished her story, everything became silent except for the soothing sounds of rustling trees and streaming water.

Kagome was facing the creek as she finished. And Sesshoumaru too.

"I don't think I can help you." Sesshoumaru suddenly started, without looking away from the creek.

Kagome pulled up her knees to her chest, threw her arms around them en leaned her chin on her knees. Her expression saddened as she was still facing the creek.

Sesshoumaru felt slightly guilty for saying such harsh words after hearing her tragic story.

What am I feeling guilty for? She could be making it all up!! he thought as he turned his head and looked at her.

He saw her saddened expression. How could someone who make up such tragic story, have such genuine sadness written all over her face and in her eyes?! his instincts told him.

She could be using magic or something like that, ya know? His mind warned.

Oh shut up...if she can use magic, she would have massacred the whole town if she wanted to.

You don't want to be nice to her, I tell ya!

SHUT UP! For once he's not going to listen to you and let ME guide him, I tell YOU!!

Before his conscience finished arguing, Sesshoumaru already spoke before he even knew it.

"You don't smell like a youkai."

Kagome quickly lifted her head up and looked at him, surprised by his sudden remark.

Sesshoumaru didn't look back at her, he only stared at the creek. "You don't smell like a human either." he added.

Kagome only gave him a look of puzzlement. What is he trying to say...? she wondered desperately. Can't he give me some more clues?

Sesshoumaru finally turned to look straight in her face. He saw the questions in her eyes.

"You..." he continued as he sniffed the air. "...smell like the forest...like waterfalls and spring."

Kagome didn't know what she had to conclude of his answer, but she knew he wasn't lying. The forest...waterfalls and spring...? Do I seek more than this answer...? Kagome mused as she averted her gaze. She shook her head slightly. No...it's already enough...

Sesshoumaru saw her eyes lit up before she averted her gaze. His gaze followed her when she suddenly stood up and looked down at him.

"Thank you." she said with a soft voice. "Your answer has already fulfilled my desire to know."

Sesshoumaru was surprised by her gratitude. She's thanking me...? His thoughts were cut off when he saw Kagome turn around and walk away.

"Where are you going?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"The sun is going to set soon, if I don't hurry home, I'll be punished again. I thank you for saving me today and for listening to my story." Kagome replied plainly, without looking around and she continued to walk away. I guess he's pushing himself to stay beside me...I shouldn't be bothering him anymore...

Sesshoumaru looked up at the sky. He didn't really notice before but the sun was indeed setting and the sky was colored purplish blue and a little orange.

Sesshoumaru watched Kagome as she disappeared into the trees. He suddenly cursed himself. What the hell am I sitting here for? She could be attacked again...

What do I care?

Well, she isn't a witch and didn't curse you or put a spell on you. And she was grateful for your measly cues. Yet you had to made her feel uncomfortable. If you're a man, you would at least walk her home, you idiot!!

Without thinking anything else Sesshoumaru stood up and dashed into the direction in which Kagome disappeared.

When he finally saw her back. He jumped into the air and landed in front of her, startling Kagome.

"It's dangerous to walk alone, let me escort you home." he said plainly as he walked beside her.

"Thank you." Kagome smiled at him gently and continued to walk again. Sesshoumaru picked up her pace and walked next to her.


~*~*~*~

After half an hour, they've finally reached Pali. Sesshoumaru and Kagome were standing in the middle of the marketplace.

"Thank you for escorting me, it's okay now, I can walk home by myself." Kagome smiled. "It'll be bad if people were to discover a youkai hanging around in this town."

"Are you sure?" Sesshoumaru asked.

Kagome nodded. "Thank you for caring." With that, she turned around and walked away.

Sesshoumaru watched her figure disappear into the night. Strange girl...really strange and interesting girl... he thought amused before he turned around and disappeared into the darkness.

~*~*~*~ At night ~*~*~*~

-- In Kagome's room --

Kagome kept staring at the ceiling and thought about the youkai that rescued her this afternoon.

I wonder if I'll ever get to meet him again? she wondered. Today was the first time that I've had a real conversation.

Although he was a youkai, he at least listened patiently to my whole story... Kagome thought to herself.

An image of Sesshoumaru standing in front of her this afternoon, after he threw the body of the bastard away, appeared in her mind. He was just like a knight in shining armor, only without the horse. She giggled by the thought. A silver-haired knight...

Kagome turned to her side and fell into a deep sleep, hoping to see him again in her dreams.

~*~*~*~ five days later ~*~*~*~

Five days had passed since Kagome was rescued by Sesshoumaru and there hadn't been a single day that Kagome didn't think of him. She had hoped everyday, to meet him again in the forest at the open area when she finished her chores, but each day ended with disappointment as he didn't appear anymore.


Kagome was doing her chores until her mother came to her with a basket in her hand. "Kagome, could you go to the marketplace for me and get me some eggs?" Shira asked, handing Kagome the basket.

Kagome didn't answer, she only took the basket out of her hand and walked out of the door.

When Kagome walked pass the streets towards the marketplace, she saw huge masses of townswomen running towards the church. What's going on? Why is everybody hurrying towards the church? But Kagome shook her head. It must be someone's marriage or something like that... it doesn't concern me. And she continued her way to the marketplace.

At the stall where Kagome was going to buy the eggs her mother needed, she saw the two gossip ladies standing nearby. They were the meager tall and chubby short one who started the rumor about Kagome. They stood close together and they both were carrying a basket filled with groceries and eggs.
Kagome tried to ignore them, but she just couldn't help to eavesdrop their conversation.

"Hey!! Have you heard? The townsmen have put up an ambush and succeeded in capturing a youkai a couple of days ago." the tall one asked the other.

"Why would they suddenly capture a youkai?" the chubby one asked puzzled.

"I've heard that the youkai killed one of the townsmen and the brothers of the deceased went to ask other townsmen to help them capture this youkai." she explained.

Kagome's attention was fully captured by the conversation. A townsman got killed...the brothers wanted revenge? Why does this sound so familiar? she wondered.

"The youkai was very hard to handle since it was full blooded. They've almost used all of the townsmen in order to catch him." she continued. "I also heard that it was a very handsome inu-youkai."

Something suddenly struck Kagome. Inuyoukai!? S-Sesshoumaru?!?

"What are they going to do with him?"

"They're planning to hold the trial at high-noon in front of the church."

Kagome's eyes widened and she dropped her basket to the floor, causing the eggs to shatter all over the floor. She didn't care about anything else, she only knew she had to go to the church as soon as possible. T-the church...

Onegai...kami-sama, please don't let it be him... she begged in her mind as she ran as fast as she could towards the church.

[AN: Sesshoumaru is very powerful indeed as a full-blooded youkai and there is no way for townspeople to be able to capture him. But on the other hand, how can you continue to live as a mercenary or free youkai if there's a bounty put on your wanted head because of a crime that you've committed?]

Vocabulary:
Chikusho: Damn it.
Kiete: Imperative, meaning 'Disappear' (euhm don't really know if this is correct, tell me if it's wrong ok?)
Kuso yaro: Very impolite way to address somebody; loosely equivalent to 'you asshole'
Baka: Stupid
Gomen: I'm sorry
Inuyoukai: Dog-demon
Machinasai: Wait!! (imperative)
Onegai: I beg you/ Please
Kami-sama: God

Posted: 20 July 2003
Last Edited: 12 February 2004 (re-edited because of tags problem)
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