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.
Italic: thoughts
-- --: locations
"...": spoken words
~*~*~*~*~: time gap
*...* : noises
-by Kittymui-
Sesshoumaru's anger
Previously:
Her grip on the thread tightened. "Yurusanai...zettai ni yurusanai!!"
she cried furiously. "I'll kill her!! I'll kill this bitch!!"
Yura raised her hand that held the thread.
Kagome gave Sesshoumaru a panicked look. Sesshoumaru... she thought sadly
before she closed her eyes. Am I going to die just like that? I haven't even
seen Yuri walk yet...
~*~
But the pain never came so Kagome opened her eyes again.
Eh? she thought surprised when Sesshoumaru was nowhere to be found below.
"You know very well that I do not like to repeat myself." a voice
sounded from above and behind Kagome.
Sesshoumaru!? Kagome recognized the voice.
Sesshoumaru was standing right behind Yura, holding her wrist with the thread.
His grip on her wrist tightened.
"Itai!!" Yura cried.
"Release her!" Sesshoumaru growled, not loosening a bit.
"What if I don't want to?" she snarled.
Sesshoumaru frowned angrily. Within a blink of an eye, he pulled out his sword and slashed diagonally through her chest; cutting through the thread she was holding.
A shocked look could be seen on Yura's face as her body fell downwards to the grass.
"Insolent woman." Sesshoumaru growled as he sheathed his sword and jumped to land next to her body.
"S-Sesshou...maru..." Kagome's weak voice sounded from above, which caught his attention.
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes. The threads aren't loosening... he realized worriedly.
"Hehe...hehehe..." a voice laughed from below. "You have...weakened...Sesshy-chan."
Sesshoumaru looked down at Yura again. Before he could do anything, Yura snapped
her fingers and he became unable to move as threads came out of nowhere and
wrapped around his body.
She snapped her fingers again and this time, a swarm of hair came out from behind the trees and covered her body.
When the hair flew away, Yura's body was complete again, without any scars left.
She slowly got to her feet. "You have narrowly missed my heart love...I
guess you don't want to kill me that much." she grinned as she walked closer
to the paralyzed Sesshoumaru.
"Oh and another thing before I kill your so-called mate. There is only one way for the threads to be destroyed..." she whispered as she leaned closer to his face. "...and that is...to kill...me."
Just before her lips touched his, Yura pulled away and smiled. "Now of
you'll excuse me, I don't want my precious collection's color to be too similar
to the bitch's blood. "
With that, she turned and looked up to Kagome.
Yura raised her hand to the air and a thin thread appeared out of nowhere and floated into her hand. Just when she was about to pull the thread, a tremendous amount of jyaki filled the air, causing shivers down her spine. She slowly turned to the origin of the jyaki. "S-Sesshy-chan...?" she called out his name.
Sesshoumaru's silver hair and tail was floating in the air and his bangs were covering his eyes. His body started to pulsate with each second as he slowly looked up at Yura.
Yura took several steps backwards of shock.
Sesshoumaru looked more vicious than ever with his bloody-red eyes, crescent moon mark and dark marks on each of his cheeks and his bared fangs.
"Then killing you is exactly what I shall do." Sesshoumaru growled with the last drip of his clear conscience
Sesshoumaru's cry echoed through the forest as he ripped the threads apart that
were paralyzing his body.
*RROOOAAAARRRR*
His fangs were growing larger, along with his nails. A huge red wall of jyaki surrounded him and dissipated after several seconds.
Kagome widened her eyes at what she saw.
A huge white dog-like creature appeared on the place where Sesshoumaru was standing before. It was about three times as high as Yura and 12 meters long. It had curly white manes on its back, 4 strong legs standing on the grass with sharp claws and a long thick tail. Its eyes were the color of blood with slit silver pupils.
-- from a distance --
"What the hell!?" Renkotsu cried shocked as he saw the huge white
inuyoukai.
Kouga turned to Inuyasha. "That's Sesshoumaru???" he asked wide-eyed.
Inuyasha nodded. "My brother is a full-blooded inuyoukai. Like my father, he can release jyaki that's kept within his body and take the form of a true inuyoukai."
"We've known Sesshoumaru-sama for so long, yet had never seen this form of him before." Kyoukotsu said.
"It's because it takes a lot of determination and strength to release the jyaki within an inuyoukai's body. And not every inuyoukai is able to do that." Inuyasha explained.
They became silent after hearing Inuyasha's explanation and together they watched as the battle continued.
-- back to Kagome --
S-Sesshoumaru...!? Kagome thought disbelieving.
It was as if the creature could hear her thoughts; it turned its head slightly to look at Kagome out of the corner of its eye.
Though transformed and the demon side of him took control, Sesshoumaru's conscience
was still there. He looked into her eyes and was surprised when he saw the emotions
in them.
Worry. Love. Trust...but no emotion that would show her fear towards this abominable form.
Kagome wanted to say something but winced when she felt the cutting threads on her throat.
Sesshoumaru growled at seeing the painful look on his mate's face and turned to Yura again, who still had a shocked look on her face as her eyes were still locked on this humongous creature.
Without warning, Sesshoumaru swiped his sharp claw towards Yura in attempt to
crush her.
Yura dodged it just in time and jumped into the air.
She landed gracefully on several strands of hair that hung midair and counterattacked by sending a swarm of hair towards the white dog.
Sesshoumaru reacted by sending a large breath of poisonous acid to the hair that instantly melted as soon as it came in contact with the acid.
Yura gritted her teeth at the defeat and sent another wave of hair out of rage.
Sesshoumaru bared his fangs and roared at her persistence and lunged forwards at Yura, while ripping the wave of hair apart with his sharp claw.
Yura saw him coming at her and jumped to get away, but she was bashed aside by his huge tail as soon as she jumped into the air and was sent flying towards a tree.
*CRASH*
The upper halve of the tree broke into pieces when it caught the impact and
Yura's body started to fall forward to the floor.
Before she hit the floor, she was caught by Sesshoumaru's huge claw and was smacked against the trunk of the same tree. Her whole body was now trapped between his claw and the tree except for her head, which was positioned between two sharp nails that formed a V.
Sesshoumaru growled and bared his sharp fangs as he increased the weight on his claw, causing Yura to wince and cough blood.
A smirk appeared on her face. "H-hesitating...? You...you will regret it..." she warned with a hoarse voice.
Sesshoumaru was shocked when a strand of hair floated from above into Yura's mouth.
Without second thought, he threw her up into the sky and sent a breath of acid after her. Within seconds, her body melted into nothingness.
*PPPSSSSSRRRRTTT*
He stared at the sky where Yura had disappeared. That happens to those who
try to defy me... he smirked inwardly.
Kagome was relieved when no trace of Yura was left behind after the acid dissipated.
Suddenly the huge web behind her and the threads around her body snapped and Kagome started to fall towards the floor.
Sesshoumaru quickly turned around and widened his huge red demonic eyes. Kagome!!!
The humongous white dog turned into the normal Sesshoumaru again in a flash
of smoke [AN: Yup! With clothes and armor...don't ask me how it's possible ^-^.]
as he dashed towards the falling Kagome.
He jumped and caught her midair and landed softly on the grass.
"Kagome!! Speak to me!! Kagome!!!!" he cried worriedly as he held her closer.
Inuyasha and the rest quickly ran to his side.
"Kagome-sama!!" Kouga cried worriedly.
Inuyasha knelt down next to his brother, with Yuri in his arms. Yuri started to sob again, as soon as Inuyasha brought her closer to her mother.
Hearing her daughter, Kagome slowly opened her eyes. "Y-Yuri...i-is she...alright?"
she asked weakly and a bit scared.
"She's okay...she's safe." Sesshoumaru replied reassuringly.
She wanted to say something else but failed when unconsciousness claimed her again.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha called her name.
"Kagome-sama!!" the three shouted shocked.
Sesshoumaru immediately stood up. "We have to search for a safe place for
her to lie down." he suggested.
Inuyasha followed his example and nodded while comforting Yuri.
Kouga stepped forward. "Sesshoumaru-sama, I finally remember this forest, I've been her before and if I'm not mistaking, there's a small town nearby." he said.
Sesshoumaru turned to his companion. "Lead the way."
He nodded and dashed towards the South.
Sesshoumaru, carrying the unconscious Kagome, dashed into the same direction with Inuyasha and the rest followed them.
~*~*~*~
Kagome slowly opened her eyes and blinked several times. She realized she was
lying on a comfortable bed with a soft blanket covering her in an unknown room.
Where...?
"You're finally awake." a familiar voice spoke.
Kagome turned her head to where the voice came from.
It was Sesshoumaru.
"S-Sesshoumaru..." she whispered his name.
Sesshoumaru responded by sitting down on the bedside and helping her to a sitting position.
"Where are we?" she asked, leaning her head on his chest.
"We're in a small town called Ciel; this is the inn of the town." he replied.
Kagome thought for a moment before she pulled her arm from under the blanket and looked at it.
Her wrist was bandaged neatly.
Then she raised her hand to her throat, only to find it bandaged as well.
Sesshoumaru frowned when Kagome clasped his haori and snuggled closer and sighed. "Kagome...back then...when you were in danger...when I changed...were you...scared?" he asked hesitatingly.
"I was at first..." she whispered.
Sesshoumaru's face fell at hearing her answer.
"I was afraid that you might have completely lost yourself and had forgotten all about me and Yuri." she continued.
He widened his eyes of surprise.
"But...I believed in you...you transformed because I was hurt...because you wanted to protect us." she smiled. "That's why you shouldn't worry about it."
Sesshoumaru was relieved to hear this and wrapped his arms around her to pull her closer. "I will never let you be hurt again Kagome, you may use your bow and arrows again."
Kagome widened her eyes and pulled away to look at him. "Hontou ni?" she asked.
He nodded in reply.
"But why? I thought it was a promise."
Sesshoumaru pulled her onto his chest and leaned his chin on her head. "I thought it would be safer for both you and Yuri if you stopped fighting alongside me, but I was wrong..." he explained. "It turned out the other way and I had almost lost both of you because of that."
He hugged her tighter. "I have lost you once and I do not want to experience it again."
Kagome's eyes softened and she hugged him back. "Neither do I."
~*~
Kagome and Sesshoumaru were both sitting on the bedside when Inuyasha knocked
on their bedroom door.
*KNOCK KNOCK*
"Come in." Kagome said.
Inuyasha entered the bedroom, carrying Yuri in his arms. "Hey look Yuri, your mommy's finally awake from her beauty sleep." he chuckled teasingly as he approached the parents.
"Well, anyhow, I'm glad you're okay now." Inuyasha smiled as he handed Yuri over to Kagome.
"Arigatou...for taking care of Yuri for the past few days." Kagome smiled, taking Yuri into her arms.
"Do itashimashite." Inuyasha replied, straightening himself up.
He watched Kagome as she hugged her daughter and his brother watching her.
"Actually...I came to say goodbye." he said after a moment of silence.
Sesshoumaru and Kagome widened their eyes as they shifted their gaze from their daughter to Inuyasha. "Goodbye? Why?" Kagome asked surprised.
"I think it's time for me to join my friends. I haven't seen them since we parted 2 months ago." he explained.
"I remember...they were sent to launch an attack at the army of the East." Kagome remembered. "You sure you don't want us to accompany you?"
Inuyasha shook his head. "I'm fine by myself, besides, it would be dangerous to have you and Yuri coming with me."
"Inuyasha..." Sesshoumaru suddenly spoke. "Take good care of yourself and meet up with me when you have found your companions."
Inuyasha nodded. "I will." he replied. "Take care of yourself aniki, and you too Kagome." With that, he turned around and left the room.
Kagome hugged her daughter and leaned against Sesshoumaru's shoulder. "Will he be okay?"
Sesshoumaru placed his hand on her shoulder. "Do not worry, he's the son of a Taiyoukai, he will be fine." he reassured her.
Vocabulary:
itai: ouch
jyaki: youkai's power/aura
inuyoukai: dogdemon
hontou ni?: really?
arigatou: thank you
do itashimashite: you're welcome
aniki: (older) brother
Taiyoukai: literally 'big demon' ^-^.
Posted: 24 October 2003
Last Edited: 12 February 2004 (re-edited because of tag problems)
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