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**Rather short chapter. Phew. I had a veerryy hard time figuring out how Sesshoumaru would have reacted in this chapter! It's kinda difficult, cos I've been trying my very best to keep him in character, keeping in mind that the girl he's in love with doesn't realise who he is, plus the fact that he's in a whole new environment, AND the fact that I'm making the story up as i go along =_=; (But i've already got a rough idea of course heehee) And, this story is alot...darker and tense than I would have preferred, possibly because Sesshoumaru's going through a rather disheartening *aww poor baby~!* period . grrrr...** EYES ON ME -Chapter 3- Faster, run faster Aska! She urged herself as her legs pushed against the pavement, arms pumping. Her brown leather bagpack thumped almost rhythmically against the back of her thighs. That person's there, at the topmost level of the tower! She'll tell you the answer so hurry up! Desperately ignoring the terrified cries within her that were
frantically warning her not delve any further in this matter, she pressed
on, the need to find out the truth almost overwhelming. "Who...who are you?" Catching her breath, Aska asked in a rather determined but trembling voice. Her small white hands were clasped tensely together in front of her though that action didn't help relax her nerves a single bit. The only thing it did was to probably prevent her from chewing her nails, which would have only served to embarrass her even further. The woman didn't utter a word. But even though Aska hadn't looked up at her once, she could almost visualise in her mind, those brilliantly gold eyes in her mind looking intently at her, gently but firmly exploring the deepest recesses of her mind. Still the woman remained wordlessly, so silent that Aska decided to probe further. "Eh...I...I've been having these really weird dreams, and I thought maybe...maybe you might, well you know, tell me what's going on or something..." She cleared her throat uncomfortably, shifting her lowered gaze to a nearby tree. She had somehow realized that this was a rather personal topic to be discussing with a strange woman, especially one who affected Aska in...that way. God, what on earth am I doing?? Maybe Reira was right afterall...I must be losing it... Slowly, almost mechanically, the woman took a step towards Aska. She reached out a tentative hand for Aska's shoulders but dropped them at her side when Aska took an alarmed step backwards. Aska noticed that her fists were clenched so tightly she could actually see delicate green veins popping up just below the pale cream skin on her hands. "My apologies, but I do not understand what you say," the woman finally answered in a strange, clipped voice. Brushing past Aska, she strided purposefully towards a nearby forest—another one of those government aided nature reserves—before vanishing behind the dense undergrowth. It seemed like a lifetime before Aska finally came to her senses. "I'm such a stupid girl!" Aska exclaimed in exasperation, startling a couple who were walking by. She had let her only clue slip away without getting as much as an answer. Somehow, the prospect of not being able to see the woman anymore disturbed her...and left a very peculiar feeling, deep inside the pits of her stomach. Sighing, she dropped her head and turned away from the tower, walking in the opposite direction of where the woman had gone. *** Sesshoumaru slammed his fists against a giant redwood tree, succesfully gourging out a large chunk of it. He gnashed his teeth together. For the first time in his entire life, he felt utterly helpless and frustrated with himself. That girl had feelings for him, he could tell. The thumping of her heart that wasn't entirely due to physical exertion; even her very smell gave her away—that sweet, slightly saltish scent which left a slight tingling sensation in his sensitive nose and indicated attraction towards another. But why couldn't he feel the love that had radiated so freely from the old Kagome? Was it that they were completely different people though they shared the same spirit? That Kagome's love for him had finally waned after centuries?! The thought was maddeningly depressing, and it took an enormous amount of effort to achieve the control he had exercised with ease all along. No! He snarled inwardly at himself. It doesn't matter that she no longer feels the same way for you. It is fate that binds the two of you, and no amount of time or space can tear you apart. She will come back to you. Believe in her, believe in yourself! "No matter what it takes..." he whispered. Suddenly, his sensitive demon ears detected human voices coming from a distance, at least ten by the sounds of them. Instinctively, his eyes narrowed dangerously as he felt a growl threatening to rise from within his throat. They were laughing, but he could sense cruelty in that vile sound. It was hoarse and loud, a sound so abrasive to his ears his that teeth grated against each other in sheer anger and his deadly talons flexed, straining to be used. Those miserable humans certainly had a in incredibly horrible sense of timing, and he would be sure to let them know about it. -chapter 3 end- -Reviews corner- [Celyia] Ehh hmm...*clears throat* are you THE celyia? author of Falling Stars and Forget me not?? if you are then i've gotta say dat you are sosososo one of my all-time favourite kag/sess authors!! = Well to tell you the truth, it would be quite long before everything finally falls into place, and i hope i wont *gasp* start losing my audience!! [Naatz] I'm really glad you like it!! *big smiles* [person to lazy to log in] Ahh..but cliffhangers are the reasons
why ppl come back for more are they not?? *nods wisely* uhh...i hope
. [Tegasus] Oook pegasus with a T?? There'll be more don't worry
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