Chapter 11: Marked For Life
Yuurei stalked the halls of his palace in thought, he stopped at an open window and looked out side to see the 1/3 moon staring bak at him as if to mock him. Yuurei scratched his chin in thought then his eyes glanced over to the right as he picked up a familiar scent. "Good evening Lord Sessho- maru." Yuurei said in greetings, but did not turn around to face the demon dog. Sessho-maru said nothing but grunted in greeting. "I have called you because I have found where your brother as hidden himself." Yuurei said with a smile as he glanced over his shoulder to find Sessho-maru listening to him, his face showed no emotion.
"Yes, He lives in the forest over the mountains, he has mastered the powers of your father sword." Yuurei looked back through the window to stare out the window.
"So, he finally understands the sword." Sessho-maru said in his ever so composed voice. "Hai, he has, he killed one of my best men."
"And you want me to fetch the girl."
"You catch on, but there is more, this girl is a youkai exterminator, I am sure you have heard of the younger sister of The Exterminator Sango, Kagome." He said and Sessho-maru nodded. "She is of miko blood, a strong source that I need." He chuckled "She is also his life mate, if I understand correctly, or future mate."
This grabbed Sessho-maru's attention pretty quick. "Indeed." He said crossing his arms within the sleeves of his kimono. "Yes and I guess he will claim her soon by nature or fate." Yuurei shrugged "But I need her before he does, if he spills her blood and claims her."
"..Then it will be harder for you to take her soul and essence, for she is claimed." Sessho-maru finished and Yuurei nodded. "Will you bring her to me?" He asked and Sessho-maru was silent. "If you do, you will have a better chance in taking the sword from him and killing him."
Sessho-maru raised an eyebrow in question. "The New Moon, he becomes human then, for one night, this castle magnifies the moons power, and do you understand?"
"Hai."
"Then will you bring her to me?"
"Hai, it will bring me pleasure to see my brother in pain." The dog-demon said and departed, but before he left the hallway he said one last thing, "Try to keep your spirits to yourself, their pathetic attempts to play with a mind annoys me." Then he left and Yuurei chuckled.
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"What are you doing?"
"Im not going to chance losing you."
"And what does that mean."
"Err..you may run away wench." Inu-Yasha barked as he held Kagome in his lap tightly, they where sitting in a tree by the waterfall that hid he's den. "Fine." She said and leaned back against him fuming. "If I catch your hands wondering so help me."
"Why would I want to touch you?" he snorted and Kagome growled, it was pretty impressive for a human and Inu-Yasha chuckled slightly which caught her off guard and she blinked. "Go to sleep." He said as he leaned back against the tree and looked up towards the moon, it was 1/3 there, in just a few days he would be human. He had to return her to the village before then, he did not want anyone to know of his weakness. But then a new thought came to his mind, he has the girls sister, pinned up in the village. He moaned and then sighed and looked down at the slayer within his arms.
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Kirara eyed the door carefully, Myouga sat upon her head and also eyed the door. She was in her small travel sized form, she had escaped her holding place with the help of Myouga who used a stick to remove the scrolls that kept her in holding. Now they where planning to free the others. Kirara purred a little and walked up to the door and Myouga went to work.
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Inu-Yasha opened one eye as the sun beamed down upon him, his body hurt from sleeping in an uncomfortable position. He was about to move until he felt a weight holding down and he instantly remembered Kagome, who was in his lap, she buried her face into his kimono to avoid the sunlight. He smiled at this and pulled her gently closer to him.
She sighed and cuddled up to him and he blushed for a brief moment then he gently brushed back a strand of her hair away from her face. Her raven hair slid gently from her shoulders showing her bare neck. He stared at her pale neck that was pulsating with life. He then felt a strange feeling deep within him and he leaned down and rested his head on her shoulder and inhaled the scent of her hair. It was sweet and smelled of raspberries, he blinked and nuzzled her neck and licked it lightly, tasting her sweet skin.
Then he lightly kissed her neck then closed his eyes as his fangs grazed across her skin, she moaned in respond and without any thought to what he was doing, his fangs slowly sank into her pale, soft skin. A trickle of warm blood flowed down her neck like a tear drop that escapes from an eye.
He never heard her peal for him to stop, his human blood was derelict as the demon took over, cherished the flow of blood. Only the sound of a voice that he had not heard in years penetrated his instincts bring him back. He instantly noticed what he had down and retracted his fangs away from the girl in shock. Luckily for him, Kagome was out of it, he hoped from the tree and laid her down as he sniffed the air,, then he growled. "Sessho- maru" He growled as he turned to his right to see his half-brother standing by a tree, watching him with interest.
"You've marked her I see." He said in a composed voice as his brother growled at him. "What do you want, you are not welcomed here!" he snapped "Just the slayer."
"Why!" he snapped again
"I am returning a favor, nothing more." He smirked "Why? Are you in love with the human, who was sent to kill you, how ironic." He smirked as he walked towards the two. Kagome stirred and sat up, When did she get back on the ground and was paining her so? She thought to herself as she placed a hand on to her neck and her eyes grew wide and she withdrew her hand and looked at it.
"Blood." She whispered and looked at the two youkai's. "Inu-Yasha?" she asked looking back at her hand. Inu-Yasha upon hearing her closed his eyes for only a moment. "Go into the den." He said without emotion for it was a command. She shot a glare at him. "Why am I bleeding? Who is he? And I will no go to the den! You can not order me!" she snapped and she heard a slight chuckle and looked over at the youkai that stood before Inu-Yasha, the youkai glanced at the human. "He can now, he owns you." Sessho-maru said and Inu-Yasha fumed.
"W-What does he mean?" she asked
"You're a slayer you should know the meaning of a demons bite and nip."Sessho-maru commented and Kagomes eyes grew wide as she recalled what her sister had informed her about bites and nips. A bite on the neck meant."You marked me!" she said in confusion and fear. "Your marked me as your mate!" she yelled out with a mix of emotions.
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At this same time Miroku, Sango, Kirara, and Myouga were running deep into the woods, Myouga was leading them to the inu-youkai's den. Sango could not believe it, his retainer was helping them! Why? She didn't bother to ask, all she wanted to do was take that hanyou's head off his shoulders and place it upon a pike!
Myouga sighed, he didn't have time to explain all the details other then he was Inu-Yasha's retainer, Kagome in danger and that he knew where he was. He just hoped nothing would go wrong and they could still this argument that was sure to come, with out blood shed.
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[Author: Okay I know really short *bows * am so so so so so sorry!! I had a brain-fart, writers block, brain freeze call you what you would like. I am officially stumped! *screams in frustration * I need your help, what could I do next? Anything, anything will be helpful. *bows again * thank you. =) And did I spell the fleas name right? I don't know]
Yuurei stalked the halls of his palace in thought, he stopped at an open window and looked out side to see the 1/3 moon staring bak at him as if to mock him. Yuurei scratched his chin in thought then his eyes glanced over to the right as he picked up a familiar scent. "Good evening Lord Sessho- maru." Yuurei said in greetings, but did not turn around to face the demon dog. Sessho-maru said nothing but grunted in greeting. "I have called you because I have found where your brother as hidden himself." Yuurei said with a smile as he glanced over his shoulder to find Sessho-maru listening to him, his face showed no emotion.
"Yes, He lives in the forest over the mountains, he has mastered the powers of your father sword." Yuurei looked back through the window to stare out the window.
"So, he finally understands the sword." Sessho-maru said in his ever so composed voice. "Hai, he has, he killed one of my best men."
"And you want me to fetch the girl."
"You catch on, but there is more, this girl is a youkai exterminator, I am sure you have heard of the younger sister of The Exterminator Sango, Kagome." He said and Sessho-maru nodded. "She is of miko blood, a strong source that I need." He chuckled "She is also his life mate, if I understand correctly, or future mate."
This grabbed Sessho-maru's attention pretty quick. "Indeed." He said crossing his arms within the sleeves of his kimono. "Yes and I guess he will claim her soon by nature or fate." Yuurei shrugged "But I need her before he does, if he spills her blood and claims her."
"..Then it will be harder for you to take her soul and essence, for she is claimed." Sessho-maru finished and Yuurei nodded. "Will you bring her to me?" He asked and Sessho-maru was silent. "If you do, you will have a better chance in taking the sword from him and killing him."
Sessho-maru raised an eyebrow in question. "The New Moon, he becomes human then, for one night, this castle magnifies the moons power, and do you understand?"
"Hai."
"Then will you bring her to me?"
"Hai, it will bring me pleasure to see my brother in pain." The dog-demon said and departed, but before he left the hallway he said one last thing, "Try to keep your spirits to yourself, their pathetic attempts to play with a mind annoys me." Then he left and Yuurei chuckled.
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"What are you doing?"
"Im not going to chance losing you."
"And what does that mean."
"Err..you may run away wench." Inu-Yasha barked as he held Kagome in his lap tightly, they where sitting in a tree by the waterfall that hid he's den. "Fine." She said and leaned back against him fuming. "If I catch your hands wondering so help me."
"Why would I want to touch you?" he snorted and Kagome growled, it was pretty impressive for a human and Inu-Yasha chuckled slightly which caught her off guard and she blinked. "Go to sleep." He said as he leaned back against the tree and looked up towards the moon, it was 1/3 there, in just a few days he would be human. He had to return her to the village before then, he did not want anyone to know of his weakness. But then a new thought came to his mind, he has the girls sister, pinned up in the village. He moaned and then sighed and looked down at the slayer within his arms.
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Kirara eyed the door carefully, Myouga sat upon her head and also eyed the door. She was in her small travel sized form, she had escaped her holding place with the help of Myouga who used a stick to remove the scrolls that kept her in holding. Now they where planning to free the others. Kirara purred a little and walked up to the door and Myouga went to work.
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Inu-Yasha opened one eye as the sun beamed down upon him, his body hurt from sleeping in an uncomfortable position. He was about to move until he felt a weight holding down and he instantly remembered Kagome, who was in his lap, she buried her face into his kimono to avoid the sunlight. He smiled at this and pulled her gently closer to him.
She sighed and cuddled up to him and he blushed for a brief moment then he gently brushed back a strand of her hair away from her face. Her raven hair slid gently from her shoulders showing her bare neck. He stared at her pale neck that was pulsating with life. He then felt a strange feeling deep within him and he leaned down and rested his head on her shoulder and inhaled the scent of her hair. It was sweet and smelled of raspberries, he blinked and nuzzled her neck and licked it lightly, tasting her sweet skin.
Then he lightly kissed her neck then closed his eyes as his fangs grazed across her skin, she moaned in respond and without any thought to what he was doing, his fangs slowly sank into her pale, soft skin. A trickle of warm blood flowed down her neck like a tear drop that escapes from an eye.
He never heard her peal for him to stop, his human blood was derelict as the demon took over, cherished the flow of blood. Only the sound of a voice that he had not heard in years penetrated his instincts bring him back. He instantly noticed what he had down and retracted his fangs away from the girl in shock. Luckily for him, Kagome was out of it, he hoped from the tree and laid her down as he sniffed the air,, then he growled. "Sessho- maru" He growled as he turned to his right to see his half-brother standing by a tree, watching him with interest.
"You've marked her I see." He said in a composed voice as his brother growled at him. "What do you want, you are not welcomed here!" he snapped "Just the slayer."
"Why!" he snapped again
"I am returning a favor, nothing more." He smirked "Why? Are you in love with the human, who was sent to kill you, how ironic." He smirked as he walked towards the two. Kagome stirred and sat up, When did she get back on the ground and was paining her so? She thought to herself as she placed a hand on to her neck and her eyes grew wide and she withdrew her hand and looked at it.
"Blood." She whispered and looked at the two youkai's. "Inu-Yasha?" she asked looking back at her hand. Inu-Yasha upon hearing her closed his eyes for only a moment. "Go into the den." He said without emotion for it was a command. She shot a glare at him. "Why am I bleeding? Who is he? And I will no go to the den! You can not order me!" she snapped and she heard a slight chuckle and looked over at the youkai that stood before Inu-Yasha, the youkai glanced at the human. "He can now, he owns you." Sessho-maru said and Inu-Yasha fumed.
"W-What does he mean?" she asked
"You're a slayer you should know the meaning of a demons bite and nip."Sessho-maru commented and Kagomes eyes grew wide as she recalled what her sister had informed her about bites and nips. A bite on the neck meant."You marked me!" she said in confusion and fear. "Your marked me as your mate!" she yelled out with a mix of emotions.
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At this same time Miroku, Sango, Kirara, and Myouga were running deep into the woods, Myouga was leading them to the inu-youkai's den. Sango could not believe it, his retainer was helping them! Why? She didn't bother to ask, all she wanted to do was take that hanyou's head off his shoulders and place it upon a pike!
Myouga sighed, he didn't have time to explain all the details other then he was Inu-Yasha's retainer, Kagome in danger and that he knew where he was. He just hoped nothing would go wrong and they could still this argument that was sure to come, with out blood shed.
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No new words
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[Author: Okay I know really short *bows * am so so so so so sorry!! I had a brain-fart, writers block, brain freeze call you what you would like. I am officially stumped! *screams in frustration * I need your help, what could I do next? Anything, anything will be helpful. *bows again * thank you. =) And did I spell the fleas name right? I don't know]