Okay. Here I am again. I am sooooooo sorry its taking me forever to get
these chapters out. But I am tryinga as hard as I can. So here Is this
chapter, as long as I can get it. Mmmm...homemade hot cocoa...
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, but I do hold the secret key of all wisdom. Oh, wait, never mind, that was in my dream last night. Oh! That reminds me of a series of dreams that I have where I save the world with my best friend frosty the snowman. One time it was from a giant volcano, and once it was from an earthquake, and once from a laser in space. No Joke! 100 percent true! Uh..I should stop talking now.
Chapter 7 ( I think...)
Kagome listened to the pattering rain, not able to sleep. Occasional flashes of thunder illuminated their makeshift tent, creating ghoslty shadows on the walls. The miko propped herself up on her elbow, examining the faces of the two children in the darkness. She looked around, realizing that Sesshoumaru wasn't there. Kagome stood up as quietly as she could so she would not wake the little ones, and left the tent. Sheilding her eyes from the rain with her hand, Kagome searched for his life force with the little magic she had. Shivering from the wet and the cold, she looked to about halfway up a tall tree on the edge of the clearing. Sesshoumaru was staring down at her calmly, and Kagome thought she could see a small smirk on his face. Suddenly he was gone, and Kagome felt a small whoosh of wind somewhere near her ear. She was lifted upwards as she felt two strong arms.
Sesshoumaru placed her gently on his branch and took his own perch next to her.
"What did you do that for?" Kagome complained.
"Girl, I saved you from the rain. You should be grateful. I know how you humans get sick easily."
"What's all this 'girl' and 'human' stuff? I know sure as hell by now you know my name! Besides...what do you mean 'saved' me from the rain? We're in a tree, how does that help."
"Are you getting wet?"
Kagome looked around her. Multiple layers of foilage were preventing this spot from getting wet. Only a few drops were breaking though and splashing down on her.
"Well, not really, but I'm still wet and cold from before!" Kagome raged accusingly. Suddenly she stopped giving him her patened glare as he took his sleeve and began wiping her face. He worked his way to her neck and slowly put his arms around her wet waist, pulling her into his dry lap. Kagome shivered, partially from the cold and partially from the contact.
It was so unfamilar; unfamiliar to her, and unfamilar to his personality. 'Perhap's its because its been so long' Kagome thought. 'Or because I'm so used to him being cold and heartless.'
"Thank you." Sesshoumaru said so quietly that Kagome almost didn't catch it.
"For what?" She murmured, shivering again.
"For giving me my arm back."
"I didn't mean to." Kagome said immediately, before blushing. "I mean...I just happened. Maybe I let my mind wander to you arm when I was removing the spell."
He said nothing back.
"Sesshoumaru?"
"What, human?"
"I've said a lot about what happened to me in those five years, but I never...never asked what happened to you. What happened to Rin, to start out."
"You shouldn't pry, girl." He growled.
Kagome twisted around to look at him. "Since when have I ever avoided what I 'shouldn't' do." Kagome saw the expression in his eyes and realized that this was quite a touchy subject with him. "Tell me please," she continued in a gentler voice.
He hesitated before beginning. "When she turned about thirteen, she began to go though some changes that I had a limited understanding of. Jakken was of no help, either, and I decided that the best thing to do is give her to a village in my lands. It was difficult for me to let go of her, but I visit her now and then. Of course the village knows nothing of the visits. They think she's just some scrappy orphan girl who wandered into town. I have instructed her not to mention anything about me or her past life. If the villagers found out about her past, well, you know what would happen."
Kagome thought about it. The villagers would very quickly ostracize her, and most likely boot her from the village. She felt sorry for Rin, but she was sure the optimistic girl would adapt quickly. It was Sesshoumaru that she really pitied. She knew how attached he was to Rin. He was like her father, well, he did the best he could to be her father. And to see her adapt to a new life, and to have another family adopt her, to see another person caring for her like he was never able to.
She turned to look at Sessoumaru more closely, peering into his eyes. He looked directly at her.
"What?"
"Nothing."
She turned back around, staring into the dismal rain for a moment before she felt a strong grip on her shoulder twist her back around. He looked at her.
"What?" He repeated.
"Nothing! I just feel bad for you, okay?!"
"Why?" He looked utterly confused.
"Because you had to give up Rin, that's all."
"That is my burden, you have no business trying to carry it."
"I cant help it, all right? I'm a human and I feel sympathy. If you didn't want a human mate that submits to emotions so easily, you should've had a demon mate!" She fumed, turning back around to face the rain. Again she felt the strong grip on her shoulder that twisted her to face him.
"I don't want a demon mate. I love you the way you are." He said gently, before kissing her.
Kagome felt her heart skip a beat, as she was pulled in to the kiss. 'I cant believe he still does this to me.' Kagome thought as she found her arms wrapping themselves around him. They were tangled together, as the kiss deepened. Kagome closed her eyes in bliss, trying to escape the racing thoughts in her head. Her eyes snapped open as he pulled away suddenly.
"What?" She said through heavy breaths.
"The hanyou pup is awake."
Kagome blinked in surprise. She virtually jumped out of his lap as she tried to get as far away from him as the branch allowed, as not to make Sukashi suspicious. That wasn't much saying, considering the farthest she could get away from him was about a foot without getting soaked.
She looked below her, to see the tent flap slowly opening. Sukashi stepped slowly out of the tent, looking around for her mother. She sniffed the air, and looked precisely at Kagome. She was up the tree in two jumps, and she hopped into Kagome's lap.
"What are you doing up here, mommy?"
"Not getting wet."
"How come he's up here?" Sukashi said, looking at Sesshoumaru.
"Because he's my friend."
"But he's mean! He gave me a owie!" The pup said, pointing to her cheek.
Kagome turned to Sesshoumaru who was looking at the girl in distaste. "You did that?" the miko asked.
"It's not polite to snitch, pup." He said to Sukashi.
She looked him over up and down, and Sesshoumaru was surprised in the maturity of her response.
"Well, it's not polite to attack little girls." She said in a dignified voice.
Kagome snickered, but suppressed her giggles when Sesshoumaru glared at her. Instead she turned her attention to Sukashi.
"Why are you still awake, honey?"
"I dunno...I just woke up and all of a sudden I was wide awake."
"You should go back to bed, Sukashi."
"But mommy...I'm wide awake!" The pup whined.
"Well, I can take care of that." Kagome placed her hand on the child's forehead and used her remaining energy to put her to sleep. Kagome let out a breath of air. She couldn't believe how exhausted she was after a petty charm like that. She felt very weak.
"Sesshoumaru, I-I think that I...should go to bed too now..." Kagome's voice drifted away as she fell limp, and would have slid off the branch if it hadn't been for Sesshoumaru.
The demon carried the unconscious girl and the pup to the tent, placing them on their sleeping mats. He was slightly worried about Kagome. He doubted that It normally took her this long to replenish her magic. He left the matter alone and returned to his branch in silence.
*********
Kagome's dreams were turbulent that night. Images of Miroku, Sango and Kirara floated in her head. She tired to run to them, but her legs were like slush. She toppled over as the three disappeared. She looked down to see her knees covered in blood. Suddenly an image of Hojou appeared in front of her. He said, in an echo-y voice: "Here Kagome, these will help with your knees." Her friends from school giggled from behind him. Suddenly an invisisble attacker threw itself upon Kagome. She coulnt feel the pain, but she was pinned to the ground. The attacker suddenly appeared in front of her. A cat demon. The demon took its sharp claws and held them to Kagome's neck. Kagome shifted her eyes to Hojou and her three friends. They were staring at her in horror and fear. Kagome tried to call out for help, but they just began backing away. The demon pulled its claws away from her neck and poised itself to kill her. Kagome closed her eyes, but she could still see the demon in her mind. As its claws were a millimeter from her neck, the demon fell over sideways, dead. Kagome opened her eyes again. Sesshoumaru was standing there, above her. He reached for her, but she began drifting away. Laughter was all she could hear. Evil cackling laughter...Naraku's laughter. It got louder and louder until Kagome thought her head would burst. She began screaming "NO!" but the laughter only got louder and louder.
Suddenly Kagome's eyes snapped open. Her face was covered in sweat. She met three pairs of eyes staring at her.
"You're finally awake, Kagome! It's been two days since you passed out." Shippou said. Kagome only had the strength to stare at them. She watched the mouths of the two young ones move, as she could not hear them.
'What is wrong with me?' Kagome asked herself. Ever since I removed Naraku's spell from Sesshoumaru, I havent had any strength. There must have been a second hidden spell attached to it. A spell that sucked the magic out of anyone who tries to remove the main spell. Kagome had heard of such a spell, it took only the most powerful and advanced magic users to weave it. It afffected the remover of the spell, but it was fairly easy to remove. The catch was, by the time the person who was affected by it got to someone who could help, they were dead.
Kagome's eyes widened. She had to get to Kaede. That seemed like the most sensible person to go to.
"Sesshoumaru..." She struggled to get out.
The demon moved from his retreated spot in the corner to by her side in an instant. "What is it?"
"Spell...Naraku...Need to get to Kaede as soon as possible."
***
***
Okay folks, that's it! I finally squeezed that chapter out. If anything confuses you, please notify me in your review!! And please review, I really need those, folks!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, but I do hold the secret key of all wisdom. Oh, wait, never mind, that was in my dream last night. Oh! That reminds me of a series of dreams that I have where I save the world with my best friend frosty the snowman. One time it was from a giant volcano, and once it was from an earthquake, and once from a laser in space. No Joke! 100 percent true! Uh..I should stop talking now.
Chapter 7 ( I think...)
Kagome listened to the pattering rain, not able to sleep. Occasional flashes of thunder illuminated their makeshift tent, creating ghoslty shadows on the walls. The miko propped herself up on her elbow, examining the faces of the two children in the darkness. She looked around, realizing that Sesshoumaru wasn't there. Kagome stood up as quietly as she could so she would not wake the little ones, and left the tent. Sheilding her eyes from the rain with her hand, Kagome searched for his life force with the little magic she had. Shivering from the wet and the cold, she looked to about halfway up a tall tree on the edge of the clearing. Sesshoumaru was staring down at her calmly, and Kagome thought she could see a small smirk on his face. Suddenly he was gone, and Kagome felt a small whoosh of wind somewhere near her ear. She was lifted upwards as she felt two strong arms.
Sesshoumaru placed her gently on his branch and took his own perch next to her.
"What did you do that for?" Kagome complained.
"Girl, I saved you from the rain. You should be grateful. I know how you humans get sick easily."
"What's all this 'girl' and 'human' stuff? I know sure as hell by now you know my name! Besides...what do you mean 'saved' me from the rain? We're in a tree, how does that help."
"Are you getting wet?"
Kagome looked around her. Multiple layers of foilage were preventing this spot from getting wet. Only a few drops were breaking though and splashing down on her.
"Well, not really, but I'm still wet and cold from before!" Kagome raged accusingly. Suddenly she stopped giving him her patened glare as he took his sleeve and began wiping her face. He worked his way to her neck and slowly put his arms around her wet waist, pulling her into his dry lap. Kagome shivered, partially from the cold and partially from the contact.
It was so unfamilar; unfamiliar to her, and unfamilar to his personality. 'Perhap's its because its been so long' Kagome thought. 'Or because I'm so used to him being cold and heartless.'
"Thank you." Sesshoumaru said so quietly that Kagome almost didn't catch it.
"For what?" She murmured, shivering again.
"For giving me my arm back."
"I didn't mean to." Kagome said immediately, before blushing. "I mean...I just happened. Maybe I let my mind wander to you arm when I was removing the spell."
He said nothing back.
"Sesshoumaru?"
"What, human?"
"I've said a lot about what happened to me in those five years, but I never...never asked what happened to you. What happened to Rin, to start out."
"You shouldn't pry, girl." He growled.
Kagome twisted around to look at him. "Since when have I ever avoided what I 'shouldn't' do." Kagome saw the expression in his eyes and realized that this was quite a touchy subject with him. "Tell me please," she continued in a gentler voice.
He hesitated before beginning. "When she turned about thirteen, she began to go though some changes that I had a limited understanding of. Jakken was of no help, either, and I decided that the best thing to do is give her to a village in my lands. It was difficult for me to let go of her, but I visit her now and then. Of course the village knows nothing of the visits. They think she's just some scrappy orphan girl who wandered into town. I have instructed her not to mention anything about me or her past life. If the villagers found out about her past, well, you know what would happen."
Kagome thought about it. The villagers would very quickly ostracize her, and most likely boot her from the village. She felt sorry for Rin, but she was sure the optimistic girl would adapt quickly. It was Sesshoumaru that she really pitied. She knew how attached he was to Rin. He was like her father, well, he did the best he could to be her father. And to see her adapt to a new life, and to have another family adopt her, to see another person caring for her like he was never able to.
She turned to look at Sessoumaru more closely, peering into his eyes. He looked directly at her.
"What?"
"Nothing."
She turned back around, staring into the dismal rain for a moment before she felt a strong grip on her shoulder twist her back around. He looked at her.
"What?" He repeated.
"Nothing! I just feel bad for you, okay?!"
"Why?" He looked utterly confused.
"Because you had to give up Rin, that's all."
"That is my burden, you have no business trying to carry it."
"I cant help it, all right? I'm a human and I feel sympathy. If you didn't want a human mate that submits to emotions so easily, you should've had a demon mate!" She fumed, turning back around to face the rain. Again she felt the strong grip on her shoulder that twisted her to face him.
"I don't want a demon mate. I love you the way you are." He said gently, before kissing her.
Kagome felt her heart skip a beat, as she was pulled in to the kiss. 'I cant believe he still does this to me.' Kagome thought as she found her arms wrapping themselves around him. They were tangled together, as the kiss deepened. Kagome closed her eyes in bliss, trying to escape the racing thoughts in her head. Her eyes snapped open as he pulled away suddenly.
"What?" She said through heavy breaths.
"The hanyou pup is awake."
Kagome blinked in surprise. She virtually jumped out of his lap as she tried to get as far away from him as the branch allowed, as not to make Sukashi suspicious. That wasn't much saying, considering the farthest she could get away from him was about a foot without getting soaked.
She looked below her, to see the tent flap slowly opening. Sukashi stepped slowly out of the tent, looking around for her mother. She sniffed the air, and looked precisely at Kagome. She was up the tree in two jumps, and she hopped into Kagome's lap.
"What are you doing up here, mommy?"
"Not getting wet."
"How come he's up here?" Sukashi said, looking at Sesshoumaru.
"Because he's my friend."
"But he's mean! He gave me a owie!" The pup said, pointing to her cheek.
Kagome turned to Sesshoumaru who was looking at the girl in distaste. "You did that?" the miko asked.
"It's not polite to snitch, pup." He said to Sukashi.
She looked him over up and down, and Sesshoumaru was surprised in the maturity of her response.
"Well, it's not polite to attack little girls." She said in a dignified voice.
Kagome snickered, but suppressed her giggles when Sesshoumaru glared at her. Instead she turned her attention to Sukashi.
"Why are you still awake, honey?"
"I dunno...I just woke up and all of a sudden I was wide awake."
"You should go back to bed, Sukashi."
"But mommy...I'm wide awake!" The pup whined.
"Well, I can take care of that." Kagome placed her hand on the child's forehead and used her remaining energy to put her to sleep. Kagome let out a breath of air. She couldn't believe how exhausted she was after a petty charm like that. She felt very weak.
"Sesshoumaru, I-I think that I...should go to bed too now..." Kagome's voice drifted away as she fell limp, and would have slid off the branch if it hadn't been for Sesshoumaru.
The demon carried the unconscious girl and the pup to the tent, placing them on their sleeping mats. He was slightly worried about Kagome. He doubted that It normally took her this long to replenish her magic. He left the matter alone and returned to his branch in silence.
*********
Kagome's dreams were turbulent that night. Images of Miroku, Sango and Kirara floated in her head. She tired to run to them, but her legs were like slush. She toppled over as the three disappeared. She looked down to see her knees covered in blood. Suddenly an image of Hojou appeared in front of her. He said, in an echo-y voice: "Here Kagome, these will help with your knees." Her friends from school giggled from behind him. Suddenly an invisisble attacker threw itself upon Kagome. She coulnt feel the pain, but she was pinned to the ground. The attacker suddenly appeared in front of her. A cat demon. The demon took its sharp claws and held them to Kagome's neck. Kagome shifted her eyes to Hojou and her three friends. They were staring at her in horror and fear. Kagome tried to call out for help, but they just began backing away. The demon pulled its claws away from her neck and poised itself to kill her. Kagome closed her eyes, but she could still see the demon in her mind. As its claws were a millimeter from her neck, the demon fell over sideways, dead. Kagome opened her eyes again. Sesshoumaru was standing there, above her. He reached for her, but she began drifting away. Laughter was all she could hear. Evil cackling laughter...Naraku's laughter. It got louder and louder until Kagome thought her head would burst. She began screaming "NO!" but the laughter only got louder and louder.
Suddenly Kagome's eyes snapped open. Her face was covered in sweat. She met three pairs of eyes staring at her.
"You're finally awake, Kagome! It's been two days since you passed out." Shippou said. Kagome only had the strength to stare at them. She watched the mouths of the two young ones move, as she could not hear them.
'What is wrong with me?' Kagome asked herself. Ever since I removed Naraku's spell from Sesshoumaru, I havent had any strength. There must have been a second hidden spell attached to it. A spell that sucked the magic out of anyone who tries to remove the main spell. Kagome had heard of such a spell, it took only the most powerful and advanced magic users to weave it. It afffected the remover of the spell, but it was fairly easy to remove. The catch was, by the time the person who was affected by it got to someone who could help, they were dead.
Kagome's eyes widened. She had to get to Kaede. That seemed like the most sensible person to go to.
"Sesshoumaru..." She struggled to get out.
The demon moved from his retreated spot in the corner to by her side in an instant. "What is it?"
"Spell...Naraku...Need to get to Kaede as soon as possible."
***
***
Okay folks, that's it! I finally squeezed that chapter out. If anything confuses you, please notify me in your review!! And please review, I really need those, folks!