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-
Lured Away
//Changing our perspective to Kagome and Sesshoumaru again ^-^//
Sesshoumaru and Kagome were standing at the doorway between the living room
and hallway and preparing themselves for departure. Kouga, Kyoukotsu and Renkotsu
were sitting on the floor around the rug near the fireplace in the living room.
They were all looking at Yuri, who was sitting on the rug and playing with several
blocks.
There was a lot of hair growing on her little head now. It was mostly silver
but some parts of her bangs and the hair near her ears were raven black.
Also, some faint marks were starting to appear on her face: a crescent moon
mark on her forehead and two pairs of dark stripes right below her eyes, just
like her father.
"So...what do you guys want for dinner?" Kagome asked cheerfully as
she equipped herself with her bow and arrows. She was wearing her hunting/battle
clothes that she bought back at Ciel.
[AN: In case you have forgotten, it's almost the same as Sesshoumaru, only smaller and tighter. In other words, more feminine ^-^.]
"Now that you ask, I'd really like to eat that delicious stew of yours again." Renkotsu said.
"Oh, you mean the one I made when we first came here?" Kagome asked.
Renkotsu nodded. "Yeah, it's already been a half year since we've tasted it."
Kagome pondered for a moment. "Well, if you guys promise me to take good care of Yuri while we are away to gather the ingredients, then stew it is what we'll have for dinner tonight." she decided.
"Don't worry, we will." Kouga promised.
After hearing that, Sesshoumaru and Kagome left the castle.
-- In the forest, some time later --
"Kagome?" Sesshoumaru suddenly started as they walked through the
forest.
"Hm?"
"Are you...happy?"
Kagome stopped walking and turned to Sesshoumaru with a puzzled expression. "Why are you suddenly asking me that?" she asked.
"I mean...is this the life you wanted?" he continued.
Kagome's puzzled expression remained unchanged.
"You were attacked back then...I wasn't there to protect you from Musou. Then you were attacked again by Yura...because of me." Sesshoumaru explained. "I__"
Kagome halted him by placing a finger on his lips. "Please don't apologize." she said. "I never blamed you and it's not your fault."
"It's true that I get injured very often...and to be honest with you, I had never expected that my life would turn out like this." she continued without removing her finger from his lips. "I've always thought that I would end up on my own; that I could never be loved for the rest of my life...but then you appeared. You gave me hope back then and when I heard that you were going to be executed, I was scared...scared that the only person who cared about me would be taken away from me. When I pleaded for your life I thought you would reject me but you didn't...you accepted me as your mate."
"I was so happy...I admit that I wasn't truly in love with you when we married...but..." Kagome confessed as she finally pulled away her finger and leaned her head onto his chest. "...now I know I do...I love you so much...dakara onegai...don't ever think I would be better off without you. I can't ask for more happiness than you're already giving me...if being injured is the price I have to pay for being with you then so be it." she sobbed. "I rather end my life than being separated from you or Yuri."
Sesshoumaru immediately wrapped his arms around her and held her close. "Do not ever say that!" he growled. "I will never let you die!!"
"Don't ever doubt my happiness again..." Kagome sobbed in her chest.
Sesshoumaru pulled away a little and lifted her chin with his thumb and forefinger, only to find two streams of tears on her cheeks.
He gently wiped her cheeks dry with the back of his hand. "I'm sorry." he apologized.
Kagome suddenly chuckled. "Baka, I told you not to apologize."
Sesshoumaru returned a smile before he placed a kiss on her forehead. "Shall we continue our food hunt then?" he asked, releasing her from his embrace.
Kagome nodded and together they continued to walk through the forest.
~*~ That night ~*~
"That stew of years is truly delicious." Sesshoumaru smiled as he
settled himself under the covers next to Kagome.
She's asleep? he wondered as he received no reply. He frowned as he looked at Kagome's face.
Something's wrong... he concluded.
Sesshoumaru wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer. It was then that he realized that her whole body was trembling. "Kagome? What is wrong?" he asked worriedly.
Kagome slowly opened her eyes at hearing her name and looked up at Sesshoumaru with a pair of frightened eyes. "S-Sesshoumaru..." she whispered.
She quickly clasped his haori. "S-something's wrong...something bad is going to happen..."
Sesshoumaru stroked her hair. "Shh it's okay. It's only a bad dream_"
"No! It's not!" she cut him off. "This feeling that I'm having...it's cold and cruel..."
Kagome buried her head in his haori. "Promise me! Don't leave me alone! Don't ever leave my side...onegai!!"
"Kagome__"
"Promise me!! I beg of you!!" she sobbed.
Sesshoumaru's eyes hardened. This isn't her at all...could it be true what she is saying? he wondered. "I will not leave you alone, I promise." he finally spoke.
Kagome relaxed a little after hearing this and closed her eyes. "Thank you." she said before she fell asleep.
Could it be true...? But if it's something ominous...I should have felt it or smelled it by now... he reasoned inwardly before he fell asleep too.
~*~ The next day ~*~
Sesshoumaru was standing on one of the castle walls and looking at the environment
around the castle. Something bad is going to happen huh? he recalled
Kagome's words. I guess we should discuss this together after Renkotsu and
Kyoukotsu return from doing their errands. he decided.
"Sesshoumaru-sama?" Kouga's voice sounded from beside him.
Sesshoumaru turned to Kouga. "What is it?"
"Is there something wrong? You look quite disturbed." he asked.
"Yes...there is something...but I have decided to discuss this after Renkotsu and Kyoukotsu return." Sesshoumaru replied.
Kouga nodded. "Oh! I found this letter in the courtyard, I think it's for you." he suddenly remembered as he handed a white envelope to Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru took it and unfolded the letter that was inside.
Come to Ciel if you want to see you little brother again...alone.
Although there was no sender written on the letter, Sesshoumaru already knew
that the letter was from Naraku since his scent was all over it. He growled
and shred the letter into pieces before he let it drift away with the wind.
"Are you really planning to go? Sesshoumaru-sama?" Kouga asked. "It could be a trap..."
"I have no choice." Sesshoumaru replied after a moment of silence. "Although there is no proof, Inuyasha might really be in Naraku's hands right now. I would never forgive myself if he got killed just because I thought it could be a trap."
"Should I inform Kagome-sama about this?"
"No." he replied. "I do not want to worry her. Especially because I have promised her... And if possible, do not mention me leaving the castle at all."
With that said, he turned his back to Kouga. "Take care of Kagome for me while I'm gone." he said.
"I will. You be careful, Sesshoumaru-sama." Kouga said.
Sesshoumaru nodded and jumped from the castle wall.
I'm sorry Kagome... he thought as he started to dash into the direction of the town.
~*~
"Sesshoumaru!!" Kagome cried as she quickly straightened herself up in her bed. Small drops of sweat could be seen on her forehead as she looked beside her.
Oh god...please let him still be in the castle... she thought scared as she realized that Sesshoumaru wasn't lying next to her.
Suddenly Kouga ran into the room. "What's wrong?!" he cried.
"N-nothing...it was just a bad dream." Kagome replied with a tired voice as she rubbed the bridge of her nose.
"You scared the hell out of me you know?" Kouga chuckled awkwardly.
"W-where's Sesshoumaru? Can you tell him to come here please?"
*silence*
"Kouga? What's wrong?" Kagome asked, looking up at Kouga.
She frowned when she saw the uneasiness on his face. "Kouga...where is Sesshoumaru?" she demanded once again.
Kouga smiled. "Kagome-sama, you look tired you know? Maybe you should__"
"Answer me!!" she cut him off with a growl.
"H-he didn't want to worry you so he went..." Kouga halted himself and quickly turned his back to Kagome when he saw that she had started to undress herself. "K-Kagome-sama! What are you__"
"Keep talking." she cut him off again as she slipped out of her nightgown.
Kouga swallowed. "T-there was a letter...addressed to Sesshoumaru-sama. It was Naraku. He said that he was holding Inuyasha captive in Ciel. Sesshoumaru-sama didn't want you to worry so he went there on his own."
That liar!! He promised me that he wouldn't leave me!! Kagome thought angrily.
"Kouga."
"Y-yes?" he responded.
"You can turn around now."
Kouga did as he was told, only to see her fully dressed in her battles clothes and equipped with her bow and quiver.
"Where did you find that letter?" she inquired.
"In the courtyard...on the floor." he replied.
Kagome thought for a moment. "Don't you find it strange that someone or something could actually put it there without being noticed?"
"What do you mean Kagome-sama?"
"Sesshoumaru is an inuyoukai and you are a wolf youkai. You both have a keen nose...how is it possible for you guys not to notice someone entering the courtyard??" she explained.
Kouga widened his eyes. "Now that you mention it...b-but what does it mean?"
Kagome frowned.
"Kagome-sama?" he called out her name when he saw the worried look on her face.
"Can..." she began again. "...can you still smell Sesshoumaru?"
Kouga sniffed the air. "His scent still lingers in the air...but it's old. That's strange...my nose is telling me that he isn't in the vicinity anymore...but that's not possible!"
"Come with me." Kagome ordered as she headed towards the door to the hallway.
Kouga followed her.
-- Outside the castle --
Yappari... Kagome thought disturbed. "Look at the trees, Kouga."
she said.
Kouga did as he was told and froze. "Oh my God..." he said as he realized what was wrong.
The landscape before them was just like a painting. None of the trees...not even a single leaf was moving. It was as if time had stopped for Mother Nature.
"Do you know what might have caused this?" Kagome asked.
Kouga thought for a moment. "A wind-user...it must be a wind-user doing this." he replied.
"Kouga...please look after Yuri for me, I'm going after Sesshoumaru. He
might be in danger." Kagome decided after a moment of silence.
Kouga nodded and ran back into the castle.
Sesshoumaru...wait for me! I'm coming! she thought determined.
Just when Kagome was about to run, an explosive sound could suddenly be heard
from a distance; followed by a deafening crash from behind her.
*kaboom...............BWRRRAAAAAAAHHMMMM*
Kagome widened her eyes as a gush of wind lifted her long black hair up from
behind. She quickly turned around and froze at what she saw.
One of the towers was blown into bits and smoke was coming out from the corner
of the castle.
Kagome gasped when she realized that her bedroom was located right below it
and ran as fast as she could back into the castle.
Oh God...oh God... please let Yuri and Kouga be okay... she prayed desperately. Sesshoumaru...please come back!!!!!
Vocabulary:
dakara onegai: that's why I beg you
baka: idiot
yappari: just as I thought
Posted: 3 December 2003
Last Edited: 12 February 2004 (re-edited because of tag problems)
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