Ch 3: Morning
Sesshoumaru carried himself up the stairs to Inuyasha and Kagome's room. Normally, he'd send a servant to wake them, but he didn't want to have to pay overtime to the cleaning crew. He approached the door, and opened it. Kagome was lying asleep, glowing the early morning sun. Her hair sprawled out over her pillow, and her mouth hung slightly open, as if waiting for something to touch them. In this light, Sesshoumaru could begin to understand what Inuyasha saw in her.
"Even if she is only human," he grumbled to himself. He looked around as Kagome awoke and yawned. She let out and ear piercing scream and threw a pillow at him, covering her bare chest with her other arm. Acting on instinct, he shredded the pillow with he claws.
"PERVERT!" she yelled.
"Where is my brother?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"How do I know?! He went out last night, probably to the woods. Now get out!" Kagome answered throwing another pillow. Sesshoumaru grumbled and exited.
"Next time, I'm sending a servant." Sesshoumaru made his way back downstairs, to Jaken who was awaiting his arrival.
"Where's the half-breed?" he asked.
"That 'half-breed' is going to be your Lord soon, I'd suggest you start showing him due respect as such. As for his whereabouts, his woman informs me that he went into the woods last night." Sesshoumaru turned to face him. "Get Sezaku, tell him to gather the guards to go in and search for Inuyasha. I will join them shortly."
Jaken nodded and walked away. Sesshoumaru clutched his stomach and hobbled to his private washroom. With a heave, he threw up blood and vomit. He groaned as he sat back. "Ugh. I have a year to go?" he thought as he stood and grabbed some rags. He didn't want anyone to know how bad he really was. He opened a small closet and took out a vial. "The doctors said this would alleviate the symptoms. As much as I hate relying on it..." After he was done, he left, throwing the rags in a fireplace.
He walked outside and sniffed the air. Inuyasha scent was distinct and strong. He ran into the forest. "Inuyasha doesn't know what he's gotten himself into."
Kagome wandered from her room, wearing a pink silk robe she had found folded on the table. It felt good to wear such fine clothes, and the bed was heavenly. Fine silk sheets, linen blankets, she felt like she was sleeping on a cloud.
"I could get VERY used to this," she mused with a smile. She made her way downstairs and to the kitchen. The halls were all but abandoned. "They must all be looking for Inuyasha," she thought.
Just then she felt a cold chill run down her spine, as if someone was watching. She spun around but could see no one. She tried to shrug it off as paranoia, but she couldn't.
"Who's there?" she asked concernedly.
"Your intuition is remarkable," a voice called, "In all the years I've served Lord Sesshoumaru, I had yet to be detected."
A slender figured appeared from the shadows. He was small, only slightly larger than Kagome herself, but well built. He was human looking, wearing a long scarf and form fitting black clothes a sword was strapped to his back and shurikens lined his arms. He rose, and bowed before Kagome.
"I am Moritsune, a shinobi and leader of the Oni Clan. Long ago, we pledged our loyalty to Lord Sesshoumaru and we've served him since," He said apologetically.
"Ummm....so why are you stalking me?" Kagome asked in half disbelief.
"I apologize. It was not my intent to startle you. Lord Sesshoumaru noticed that you often get yourself into danger, which leads Inuyasha into trouble, so he asked me to guard you."
"Wait a minute were you...?" Kagome began.
"No. I would never enter the room of a lady without permission." He replied. "If you would, I will take my leave."
"What if I need your help?" she asked.
"Just say my name, I'll hear you," he said as he vanished into the shadows.
"That was weird," Kagome said. She walked to the table, and carefully sat down.
***
"Those damn hydras..." Sesshoumaru grumbled as he made his way to the castle. He had spent all morning looking for Inuyasha in the hydra-infested forest surrounding his castle, and was covered in blood for it. It's not that hydras are particularly strong, just difficult. Severing three heads at once was no small job, and if you missed just one, then you had to deal with six, and so on. It was a very tiring, and very messy process to say the least. Not only that, hydra blood reeked! At least he knew he could still hold his own in battle, despite his illness.
Sesshoumaru opened the door to his home, and walked in. His servants, also covered in blood followed, and threw down their weapons. "The cleaning crew is gonna hate us!" Jaken grumbled.
"I'm going to take a bash, but first I'm going to grab a bit to eat," Sesshoumaru growled. He went for the dining hall door, and opened it. He looked around, and saw a silver haired man in red clothing eating with Kagome. It was Inuyasha.
Sesshoumaru approached, acting as calm as he could under such frustration. "How long have you been in here?" he asked trying to hide his annoyance.
"Oooooh, I'd say about a few hours. Why?" Inuyasha replied nonchalantly.
Sesshoumaru's face turned red as he turned his back and regained his composure. Inuyasha kept munching on the breakfast...no, lunch that his servants had prepared.
"I'll be back down as soon as I change." Sesshoumaru said calmly as he turned and left. He heard the woman giggle as he shut the door and walked down the hallway and into his room.
"It is going to be a VERY long year," he grumbled as he threw his blood stained clothes on the ground.
Sesshoumaru carried himself up the stairs to Inuyasha and Kagome's room. Normally, he'd send a servant to wake them, but he didn't want to have to pay overtime to the cleaning crew. He approached the door, and opened it. Kagome was lying asleep, glowing the early morning sun. Her hair sprawled out over her pillow, and her mouth hung slightly open, as if waiting for something to touch them. In this light, Sesshoumaru could begin to understand what Inuyasha saw in her.
"Even if she is only human," he grumbled to himself. He looked around as Kagome awoke and yawned. She let out and ear piercing scream and threw a pillow at him, covering her bare chest with her other arm. Acting on instinct, he shredded the pillow with he claws.
"PERVERT!" she yelled.
"Where is my brother?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"How do I know?! He went out last night, probably to the woods. Now get out!" Kagome answered throwing another pillow. Sesshoumaru grumbled and exited.
"Next time, I'm sending a servant." Sesshoumaru made his way back downstairs, to Jaken who was awaiting his arrival.
"Where's the half-breed?" he asked.
"That 'half-breed' is going to be your Lord soon, I'd suggest you start showing him due respect as such. As for his whereabouts, his woman informs me that he went into the woods last night." Sesshoumaru turned to face him. "Get Sezaku, tell him to gather the guards to go in and search for Inuyasha. I will join them shortly."
Jaken nodded and walked away. Sesshoumaru clutched his stomach and hobbled to his private washroom. With a heave, he threw up blood and vomit. He groaned as he sat back. "Ugh. I have a year to go?" he thought as he stood and grabbed some rags. He didn't want anyone to know how bad he really was. He opened a small closet and took out a vial. "The doctors said this would alleviate the symptoms. As much as I hate relying on it..." After he was done, he left, throwing the rags in a fireplace.
He walked outside and sniffed the air. Inuyasha scent was distinct and strong. He ran into the forest. "Inuyasha doesn't know what he's gotten himself into."
Kagome wandered from her room, wearing a pink silk robe she had found folded on the table. It felt good to wear such fine clothes, and the bed was heavenly. Fine silk sheets, linen blankets, she felt like she was sleeping on a cloud.
"I could get VERY used to this," she mused with a smile. She made her way downstairs and to the kitchen. The halls were all but abandoned. "They must all be looking for Inuyasha," she thought.
Just then she felt a cold chill run down her spine, as if someone was watching. She spun around but could see no one. She tried to shrug it off as paranoia, but she couldn't.
"Who's there?" she asked concernedly.
"Your intuition is remarkable," a voice called, "In all the years I've served Lord Sesshoumaru, I had yet to be detected."
A slender figured appeared from the shadows. He was small, only slightly larger than Kagome herself, but well built. He was human looking, wearing a long scarf and form fitting black clothes a sword was strapped to his back and shurikens lined his arms. He rose, and bowed before Kagome.
"I am Moritsune, a shinobi and leader of the Oni Clan. Long ago, we pledged our loyalty to Lord Sesshoumaru and we've served him since," He said apologetically.
"Ummm....so why are you stalking me?" Kagome asked in half disbelief.
"I apologize. It was not my intent to startle you. Lord Sesshoumaru noticed that you often get yourself into danger, which leads Inuyasha into trouble, so he asked me to guard you."
"Wait a minute were you...?" Kagome began.
"No. I would never enter the room of a lady without permission." He replied. "If you would, I will take my leave."
"What if I need your help?" she asked.
"Just say my name, I'll hear you," he said as he vanished into the shadows.
"That was weird," Kagome said. She walked to the table, and carefully sat down.
***
"Those damn hydras..." Sesshoumaru grumbled as he made his way to the castle. He had spent all morning looking for Inuyasha in the hydra-infested forest surrounding his castle, and was covered in blood for it. It's not that hydras are particularly strong, just difficult. Severing three heads at once was no small job, and if you missed just one, then you had to deal with six, and so on. It was a very tiring, and very messy process to say the least. Not only that, hydra blood reeked! At least he knew he could still hold his own in battle, despite his illness.
Sesshoumaru opened the door to his home, and walked in. His servants, also covered in blood followed, and threw down their weapons. "The cleaning crew is gonna hate us!" Jaken grumbled.
"I'm going to take a bash, but first I'm going to grab a bit to eat," Sesshoumaru growled. He went for the dining hall door, and opened it. He looked around, and saw a silver haired man in red clothing eating with Kagome. It was Inuyasha.
Sesshoumaru approached, acting as calm as he could under such frustration. "How long have you been in here?" he asked trying to hide his annoyance.
"Oooooh, I'd say about a few hours. Why?" Inuyasha replied nonchalantly.
Sesshoumaru's face turned red as he turned his back and regained his composure. Inuyasha kept munching on the breakfast...no, lunch that his servants had prepared.
"I'll be back down as soon as I change." Sesshoumaru said calmly as he turned and left. He heard the woman giggle as he shut the door and walked down the hallway and into his room.
"It is going to be a VERY long year," he grumbled as he threw his blood stained clothes on the ground.