Disclaimer: Me: I don't own Inuyasha, anyone want to disagree with me?
Guy: (Raises hand) Oh! Oh! Me! Pick me!
Me: (Blinks) (Leaves, comes back with truck) (Runs over Guy) (Returns truck to wherever I got it) Anyway, like I said. Anyone disagree with me? Good! Moving right along!
Author's Note: Hello! So, it took me a while to update because . . . well I won't lie . . . it's because I'm lazy. But! The good news is that I have this lovely second chapter right here for you to feast you eyes on! The bad news (because there always has to be some) is that this is a short chapter because, once again, I'm lazy. ^_^, Anyway, enjoy and if you get the time review please! Happy Readings!
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Chapter: 2
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Sesshoumaru sighed. That had been a fun little work out. He didn't necessarily know why he had decided to save that other youkai. He supposed that because she had such a strange, intriguing ki, he had thought it a waste for her life to end at the hands of such a low class youkai as the one she had been facing.
He made his way back to the clearing where he saw Jaken telling Rin a story that, no doubt, was the only thing keeping the girl in her place. However, the moment she saw him, she jumped to her feet and ran up to him, hugging his legs. "Sesshoumaru-sama!" She squealed.
Sesshoumaru placed his hand atop her head briefly, and that was enough for Rin because she let go after that brief moment. The youkai lord walked past the girl back to the base of the tree he had been under earlier and sat down. Rin ran over to him and as she had a tendency to do, began playing with his long, silvery hair. When she had first started doing that, it had made him uncomfortable, but now, he didn't mind so much. It seemed to make her happy and for whatever reason, her happiness mattered to him.
So, while Rin had her fun, the sun began to go down. Jaken started a fire and cooked a little something up for himself and Rin, as it was Sesshoumaru rarely ate. He had no need to anyway and tended to survive on water, only occasionally giving into his carnivorous hungers.
Hours passed. Jaken had since continued his previously interrupted story. Both small child and small youkai had fallen asleep before the end. Sesshoumaru gazed up at the forest canopy. He could see patches of night between the inconsistent foliage above him, and he could see some stars. To him the night was a time to be appreciated and respected. Night was a solemn but lively thing and depending upon how you regarded it, it could be your friend or your enemy. He befriended the night. He felt his soul in the darkness and in the stars, he felt his heart beating in time with the evening breezes, and it was these delicate breezes that lulled him into a hazy state of unconsciousness.
Sesshoumaru dreamt that night that he was standing a vast green field speckled with vibrant wild flowers. The sky above him was a vivid azure blue color with the occasional whisks of playful, soft, coral clouds. He sighed quietly. It was so serene, and that's why he knew he was dreaming. Tranquility had never really played an active part in his life.
He sensed something off to his left and turned toward it. What he saw was a gray, billowing mist rising up on that side of the field, but the mist did not touch him. He narrowed his vulpine, liquid eyes as he began to make out two figures laced into the fog. The figures became clearer abruptly and he saw Rin running about happily with a tired Jaken on her tail.
A smile tugged at Sesshoumaru's lips, but it was one that would never pass. He wanted to approach the pair, but something stopped him. To the right of him was the feeling that someone was approaching. When he turned away from the scene with Rin and Jaken, he was staring at the same gray mist, but this mist revealed Inuyasha and his little band of misfits. The Tetsusaiga was hanging at the waist of the hanyou, his half brother, and greatest foe. Sesshoumaru wanted to go over and fight Inuyasha, to claim the great sword that lay currently in his brother's company, but then Rin's giggles brought his attention back to the other scene. It hit him then. He was standing on the borderline between happiness and desire. His mind and his heart were at stalemate and the revelation was quite overwhelming.
Suddenly, he heard a sound like shattering glass behind him. He looked and found azure blue shards lying in the grass, which was quickly fading from green to slate gray. The mist and the scenes on either side of him disappeared as yet another azure piece of jagged glass broke against the ground. He looked up. Pieces of the sky were dislodging themselves and falling, in their places was a growing black void of cold, utter nothingness. And then, the ground was shaking and he was falling.
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Sesshoumaru's eyes snapped open, his mind quickly reminding him that it had only been a dream. He calmed himself by taking a few deep breathes and gently shaking his head. Looking around, he could tell that it was early morning; the sun was just peeking over the horizon. Gentle, golden fingers of sunlight trickled through the trees and caressed the ground with their nurturing rays. He sighed. Rin and Jaken were both still sleeping comfortably.
He stretched his muscles before standing up. His eyes narrowed. He sensed something. That strange, lilting ki, but it seemed far to close for him not to have picked up on earlier. Everything became quieter it seemed, and Sesshoumaru was fully on guard. Could that female youkai have followed him? He raised his you-ki level slightly to serve as a warning. Everything stilled.
"Good morning!"
Sesshoumaru whipped around only to be confronted by a grinning girl hanging carelessly from a limb of the tree he'd been under. His cool, slightly threatening exterior did not change in the slightest when he faced her and he remained silent.
She frowned and unwound herself from the limb. It looked as though she would fall flat on her face, but moments before she would have, she performed a quick little flip and landed gracefully on her feet, her body totally erect. "I don't know if you know this or not, but you're supposed to say 'good morning' back to me . . . it's just polite." She informed.
Sesshoumaru eyed her dully and dangerously, yet she did not seem effected. Normally, in his presence demons and humans alike were uncomfortable, but this girl didn't seem to have a problem . . . and she still had that weird ki signature.
It was odd . . . SHE was odd. The girl was tall, slender and toned, though not quite as tall as he. Her somewhat tanned skin and straight, sleek black hair that reached her waist offset her deep, glinting emerald colored eyes. Her face was well sculpted with high cheekbones and faded rose lips that, when pulled back even slightly, revealed identical fangs on either side of her mouth. She wore brown pants tucked into knee high black boots and a black shirt that had had the sleeves torn off it and hung loosely on her torso.
Sesshoumaru could tell from what she wore and from her body language that she was a better fighter than she had given him an impression of. He also took notice to a loose belt she had about her waist. The belt held onto what looked like a sheathed knife. He glanced at one of the hands she had resting on her hip and found that her fingers were somewhat clawed. This gave rise to the suspicion that she was an animal youkai like he was. It was when he saw a long, black tail swish out from behind her that he realized he was correct.
The girl let out a growl from deep within her throat and her frown deepened. "Hey, are you just going to stand there all day and stare at me or are you going to SAY something?" She demanded.
Sesshoumaru couldn't help a slight smirk. This youkai was not here to harm him or anyone else for that matter. He turned his back to her and began to walk away, leaving the poor girl looking rather stupefied.
"Uh . . . hey, hey wait!" She called after him, but this did not stop the youkai lord. In fact, he didn't even bother to look over at her when she caught up to him. "Hey, I'm sorry if I scared you this morning, it's just that I've been tracking you. I saw what that creature had all over its skin and you saved life, I just wanted to thank you."
The girl waited, pausing and expecting an answer, which, it seemed the other taller youkai was not going to provide. She was about ready to sigh in aggravation when she heard his voice. It was soft, and strangely melodic. However, his words did not match his charming tone.
"My intent was not save your pitiful life." He said.
She visibly deflated. "And what exactly is THAT supposed to mean?"
"I killed that creature for my own purposes, and had I felt like it at the time, I would have killed you as well." He answered.
She stopped in her tracks and stared after the gracefully retreating youkai. Oh sure he was handsome but he needed to work on his social skills. Although, despite that, she liked his voice, and the way he carried himself, and he had the most alluring eyes. Power wafted off of him. He was the strong, silent, possibly extremely dangerous type and she knew that she should probably fear him, but something told her not too. Something told her that he wouldn't harm her, but that she should be thankful because he could . . . not that she wouldn't put up a damn good fight, still, he'd probably come out the victor. She sighed, grinned again, and then leapt up into a tree.
Meanwhile Sesshoumaru made his way to a nearby lake. He preferred to bath in the early morning when the water seemed cooler and more refreshing and, most importantly, when there was no one around. He quickly stripped and waded into the water, every now and then going under to wet his hair. It was funny how Sesshoumaru rather enjoyed the water and in it felt as close to frolicking as a guy like him could. Granted, he never gave into the feeling, but the fact that he HAD that feeling says enough.
His mind went back to the female youkai. She had stopped following him, which was good because she was getting on his nerves. He decided that that was probably the last time that he would indirectly save another's life. It simply wasn't worth the stress. Although, he couldn't deny the fact that she intrigued him. She was obviously an above average warrior, and yet she didn't have sense enough to be able to detect a simple thing like acid on a demon's body. It was strange . . . once again, SHE was strange.
Suddenly, the chirping of a bird brought his attention to the sun that was rising higher in the sky. He'd spent a longer time at the lake that usual and decided it was high time he head back to the clearing and check on Rin. The girl would probably be awake and running all over the place by the time he got back. . .
Guy: (Raises hand) Oh! Oh! Me! Pick me!
Me: (Blinks) (Leaves, comes back with truck) (Runs over Guy) (Returns truck to wherever I got it) Anyway, like I said. Anyone disagree with me? Good! Moving right along!
Author's Note: Hello! So, it took me a while to update because . . . well I won't lie . . . it's because I'm lazy. But! The good news is that I have this lovely second chapter right here for you to feast you eyes on! The bad news (because there always has to be some) is that this is a short chapter because, once again, I'm lazy. ^_^, Anyway, enjoy and if you get the time review please! Happy Readings!
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Chapter: 2
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Sesshoumaru sighed. That had been a fun little work out. He didn't necessarily know why he had decided to save that other youkai. He supposed that because she had such a strange, intriguing ki, he had thought it a waste for her life to end at the hands of such a low class youkai as the one she had been facing.
He made his way back to the clearing where he saw Jaken telling Rin a story that, no doubt, was the only thing keeping the girl in her place. However, the moment she saw him, she jumped to her feet and ran up to him, hugging his legs. "Sesshoumaru-sama!" She squealed.
Sesshoumaru placed his hand atop her head briefly, and that was enough for Rin because she let go after that brief moment. The youkai lord walked past the girl back to the base of the tree he had been under earlier and sat down. Rin ran over to him and as she had a tendency to do, began playing with his long, silvery hair. When she had first started doing that, it had made him uncomfortable, but now, he didn't mind so much. It seemed to make her happy and for whatever reason, her happiness mattered to him.
So, while Rin had her fun, the sun began to go down. Jaken started a fire and cooked a little something up for himself and Rin, as it was Sesshoumaru rarely ate. He had no need to anyway and tended to survive on water, only occasionally giving into his carnivorous hungers.
Hours passed. Jaken had since continued his previously interrupted story. Both small child and small youkai had fallen asleep before the end. Sesshoumaru gazed up at the forest canopy. He could see patches of night between the inconsistent foliage above him, and he could see some stars. To him the night was a time to be appreciated and respected. Night was a solemn but lively thing and depending upon how you regarded it, it could be your friend or your enemy. He befriended the night. He felt his soul in the darkness and in the stars, he felt his heart beating in time with the evening breezes, and it was these delicate breezes that lulled him into a hazy state of unconsciousness.
Sesshoumaru dreamt that night that he was standing a vast green field speckled with vibrant wild flowers. The sky above him was a vivid azure blue color with the occasional whisks of playful, soft, coral clouds. He sighed quietly. It was so serene, and that's why he knew he was dreaming. Tranquility had never really played an active part in his life.
He sensed something off to his left and turned toward it. What he saw was a gray, billowing mist rising up on that side of the field, but the mist did not touch him. He narrowed his vulpine, liquid eyes as he began to make out two figures laced into the fog. The figures became clearer abruptly and he saw Rin running about happily with a tired Jaken on her tail.
A smile tugged at Sesshoumaru's lips, but it was one that would never pass. He wanted to approach the pair, but something stopped him. To the right of him was the feeling that someone was approaching. When he turned away from the scene with Rin and Jaken, he was staring at the same gray mist, but this mist revealed Inuyasha and his little band of misfits. The Tetsusaiga was hanging at the waist of the hanyou, his half brother, and greatest foe. Sesshoumaru wanted to go over and fight Inuyasha, to claim the great sword that lay currently in his brother's company, but then Rin's giggles brought his attention back to the other scene. It hit him then. He was standing on the borderline between happiness and desire. His mind and his heart were at stalemate and the revelation was quite overwhelming.
Suddenly, he heard a sound like shattering glass behind him. He looked and found azure blue shards lying in the grass, which was quickly fading from green to slate gray. The mist and the scenes on either side of him disappeared as yet another azure piece of jagged glass broke against the ground. He looked up. Pieces of the sky were dislodging themselves and falling, in their places was a growing black void of cold, utter nothingness. And then, the ground was shaking and he was falling.
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Sesshoumaru's eyes snapped open, his mind quickly reminding him that it had only been a dream. He calmed himself by taking a few deep breathes and gently shaking his head. Looking around, he could tell that it was early morning; the sun was just peeking over the horizon. Gentle, golden fingers of sunlight trickled through the trees and caressed the ground with their nurturing rays. He sighed. Rin and Jaken were both still sleeping comfortably.
He stretched his muscles before standing up. His eyes narrowed. He sensed something. That strange, lilting ki, but it seemed far to close for him not to have picked up on earlier. Everything became quieter it seemed, and Sesshoumaru was fully on guard. Could that female youkai have followed him? He raised his you-ki level slightly to serve as a warning. Everything stilled.
"Good morning!"
Sesshoumaru whipped around only to be confronted by a grinning girl hanging carelessly from a limb of the tree he'd been under. His cool, slightly threatening exterior did not change in the slightest when he faced her and he remained silent.
She frowned and unwound herself from the limb. It looked as though she would fall flat on her face, but moments before she would have, she performed a quick little flip and landed gracefully on her feet, her body totally erect. "I don't know if you know this or not, but you're supposed to say 'good morning' back to me . . . it's just polite." She informed.
Sesshoumaru eyed her dully and dangerously, yet she did not seem effected. Normally, in his presence demons and humans alike were uncomfortable, but this girl didn't seem to have a problem . . . and she still had that weird ki signature.
It was odd . . . SHE was odd. The girl was tall, slender and toned, though not quite as tall as he. Her somewhat tanned skin and straight, sleek black hair that reached her waist offset her deep, glinting emerald colored eyes. Her face was well sculpted with high cheekbones and faded rose lips that, when pulled back even slightly, revealed identical fangs on either side of her mouth. She wore brown pants tucked into knee high black boots and a black shirt that had had the sleeves torn off it and hung loosely on her torso.
Sesshoumaru could tell from what she wore and from her body language that she was a better fighter than she had given him an impression of. He also took notice to a loose belt she had about her waist. The belt held onto what looked like a sheathed knife. He glanced at one of the hands she had resting on her hip and found that her fingers were somewhat clawed. This gave rise to the suspicion that she was an animal youkai like he was. It was when he saw a long, black tail swish out from behind her that he realized he was correct.
The girl let out a growl from deep within her throat and her frown deepened. "Hey, are you just going to stand there all day and stare at me or are you going to SAY something?" She demanded.
Sesshoumaru couldn't help a slight smirk. This youkai was not here to harm him or anyone else for that matter. He turned his back to her and began to walk away, leaving the poor girl looking rather stupefied.
"Uh . . . hey, hey wait!" She called after him, but this did not stop the youkai lord. In fact, he didn't even bother to look over at her when she caught up to him. "Hey, I'm sorry if I scared you this morning, it's just that I've been tracking you. I saw what that creature had all over its skin and you saved life, I just wanted to thank you."
The girl waited, pausing and expecting an answer, which, it seemed the other taller youkai was not going to provide. She was about ready to sigh in aggravation when she heard his voice. It was soft, and strangely melodic. However, his words did not match his charming tone.
"My intent was not save your pitiful life." He said.
She visibly deflated. "And what exactly is THAT supposed to mean?"
"I killed that creature for my own purposes, and had I felt like it at the time, I would have killed you as well." He answered.
She stopped in her tracks and stared after the gracefully retreating youkai. Oh sure he was handsome but he needed to work on his social skills. Although, despite that, she liked his voice, and the way he carried himself, and he had the most alluring eyes. Power wafted off of him. He was the strong, silent, possibly extremely dangerous type and she knew that she should probably fear him, but something told her not too. Something told her that he wouldn't harm her, but that she should be thankful because he could . . . not that she wouldn't put up a damn good fight, still, he'd probably come out the victor. She sighed, grinned again, and then leapt up into a tree.
Meanwhile Sesshoumaru made his way to a nearby lake. He preferred to bath in the early morning when the water seemed cooler and more refreshing and, most importantly, when there was no one around. He quickly stripped and waded into the water, every now and then going under to wet his hair. It was funny how Sesshoumaru rather enjoyed the water and in it felt as close to frolicking as a guy like him could. Granted, he never gave into the feeling, but the fact that he HAD that feeling says enough.
His mind went back to the female youkai. She had stopped following him, which was good because she was getting on his nerves. He decided that that was probably the last time that he would indirectly save another's life. It simply wasn't worth the stress. Although, he couldn't deny the fact that she intrigued him. She was obviously an above average warrior, and yet she didn't have sense enough to be able to detect a simple thing like acid on a demon's body. It was strange . . . once again, SHE was strange.
Suddenly, the chirping of a bird brought his attention to the sun that was rising higher in the sky. He'd spent a longer time at the lake that usual and decided it was high time he head back to the clearing and check on Rin. The girl would probably be awake and running all over the place by the time he got back. . .