Disclaimer~ Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, Shonen Sunday, etc.
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Seeing Can Be Deceiving
Chapter 11
by sunny1388
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Back outside the cave, neither Miroku nor Sango really knew what to do. Inuyasha had just left them with Sesshomaru telling them to help his demonic half-brother.
"So..."
Miroku said, trying to break the uneasy quiet.
"Silence, human." Sesshomaru cut him off, then, with a quick glance to Rin, he walked into the cave. Rin followed him, coughing.
But Sango wasn't going to be pushed around. She quickly walked to stand in front of the cave entrance, blocking it.
Sesshomaru stopped in front of her and Rin also stopped walking, but she stood behind Sesshomaru, hiding behind him.
"This is our cave. If we're to help you as Inuyasha said, you will not act so superior to us."
Sesshomaru was silent for few moments, as if thinking about the ultimatum, but Miroku was still cautious. Sesshomaru had a tendency to attack when they least expected it. Miroku's hand tightened around his staff.
But luckily, before any violence could ensue, Rin spoke up,
"Sesshomaru-sama? Rin thinks..." she paused and sneezed before continuing, "Rin thinks that Sesshomaru-sama should play nice with them." Rin reached up and tugged on Sesshomaru's right hand that was hanging by his side, the only hand that he had currently.
Sesshomaru looked down at the little human girl pulling on his hand, then, he gave a single nod.
"Very well, there shall be no violence between us. The matter of the Tetsusaiga rests between Inuyasha and I alone."
Sango slowly nodded, then moved to the side so Sesshomaru and Rin could enter the cave.
When she passed Miroku, he whispered to her,
"What do you think this "favor Inuyasha promised Sesshomaru is?"
"I don't know." Sango said, slapping his hand that had begun to roam, "But I think we'll find out soon enough."
Miroku sighed, rubbing his hand,
"Yes, I suppose you're right."
~*~
"Are you done yet?" whined Shippo as he tugged on Inuyasha hair like a rein from his spot on Inuyasha's back.
They had stopped again and Inuyasha was sniffing around the small clearing. At the moment, he was bent down over a light footprint in the mud to the side of the clearing.
Standing up again, he growled, yanking his hair out of the kitsune's paws,
"It was just raining! The scents aren't that strong! Do ya wanna miss the trail?"
"No.." Shippo said, slouching down a bit. Inuyasha started muttering to himself,
"Smells like Naraku. This one smells kinda like Kagome..."
Shippo was quiet for a few moments before he got bored again and started bouncing on Inuyasha's back,
"Are you done yet?"
~*~
"Yes, it seems like she has a fever." Miroku said, taking his hand off Rin's forehead. He had been dreading what Inuyasha's "favor" was, thinking it was going to be some horrible thing they had to do for Sesshomaru, but it seemed that all Sesshomaru wanted was for them to cure Rin, who was sick.
"Is Rin going to be okay, Miroku-sama?" Rin asked Miroku, wondering why they were all so concerned for her.
But Miroku didn't seem to hear her. He was reading in a book that Sango had found in Kagome's backpack. A first aid book.
So, Rin turned her head a bit to look at Sesshomaru, who was sitting away from them near the mouth of the cave. He was by himself, wanting to think.
When they had all sat down inside the cave, Jaken had tried to talk to his master, but the ugly little toad had been tossed to the back of the cave. He barely missed getting singed by the campfire.
Rin knew Sesshomaru enough now to know sometimes the demon lord just wanted to be left alone to his thoughts, so she stayed quiet.
But suddenly, Miroku gasped. He stood up, or...he stood as tall as the little cave would allow, and called out in a loud voice so everyone would hear.
"No one touch Rin. Has anyone touched Rin?"
Sesshomaru, hearing the monk's announcement, stayed sitting by the mouth of the cave, shadowed from them, but he spoke,
"Why? What have you found out, monk?"
"Have you come in contact with Rin at all?"
Rin answered that question for Sesshomaru, to his slight embarrasment,
"Yes! Sesshomaru-sama let Rin hold his hand when Rin was sick!"
Even though this amused Miroku, he knew it was still too serious to laugh. Especially since he would be sliced to ribbons in one swipe if he laughed at Sesshomaru.
"Sesshomaru, you must your hands right now. Or else you might get sick like Rin, and that would be dangerous to a demon of your age."
Sesshomaru turned to face them,
"I am a demon, not a human. I am not vulnerable to your human illnesses."
But Miroku and Sango didn't reply.
They could only stare and gawk.
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Seeing Can Be Deceiving
Chapter 11
by sunny1388
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Back outside the cave, neither Miroku nor Sango really knew what to do. Inuyasha had just left them with Sesshomaru telling them to help his demonic half-brother.
"So..."
Miroku said, trying to break the uneasy quiet.
"Silence, human." Sesshomaru cut him off, then, with a quick glance to Rin, he walked into the cave. Rin followed him, coughing.
But Sango wasn't going to be pushed around. She quickly walked to stand in front of the cave entrance, blocking it.
Sesshomaru stopped in front of her and Rin also stopped walking, but she stood behind Sesshomaru, hiding behind him.
"This is our cave. If we're to help you as Inuyasha said, you will not act so superior to us."
Sesshomaru was silent for few moments, as if thinking about the ultimatum, but Miroku was still cautious. Sesshomaru had a tendency to attack when they least expected it. Miroku's hand tightened around his staff.
But luckily, before any violence could ensue, Rin spoke up,
"Sesshomaru-sama? Rin thinks..." she paused and sneezed before continuing, "Rin thinks that Sesshomaru-sama should play nice with them." Rin reached up and tugged on Sesshomaru's right hand that was hanging by his side, the only hand that he had currently.
Sesshomaru looked down at the little human girl pulling on his hand, then, he gave a single nod.
"Very well, there shall be no violence between us. The matter of the Tetsusaiga rests between Inuyasha and I alone."
Sango slowly nodded, then moved to the side so Sesshomaru and Rin could enter the cave.
When she passed Miroku, he whispered to her,
"What do you think this "favor Inuyasha promised Sesshomaru is?"
"I don't know." Sango said, slapping his hand that had begun to roam, "But I think we'll find out soon enough."
Miroku sighed, rubbing his hand,
"Yes, I suppose you're right."
~*~
"Are you done yet?" whined Shippo as he tugged on Inuyasha hair like a rein from his spot on Inuyasha's back.
They had stopped again and Inuyasha was sniffing around the small clearing. At the moment, he was bent down over a light footprint in the mud to the side of the clearing.
Standing up again, he growled, yanking his hair out of the kitsune's paws,
"It was just raining! The scents aren't that strong! Do ya wanna miss the trail?"
"No.." Shippo said, slouching down a bit. Inuyasha started muttering to himself,
"Smells like Naraku. This one smells kinda like Kagome..."
Shippo was quiet for a few moments before he got bored again and started bouncing on Inuyasha's back,
"Are you done yet?"
~*~
"Yes, it seems like she has a fever." Miroku said, taking his hand off Rin's forehead. He had been dreading what Inuyasha's "favor" was, thinking it was going to be some horrible thing they had to do for Sesshomaru, but it seemed that all Sesshomaru wanted was for them to cure Rin, who was sick.
"Is Rin going to be okay, Miroku-sama?" Rin asked Miroku, wondering why they were all so concerned for her.
But Miroku didn't seem to hear her. He was reading in a book that Sango had found in Kagome's backpack. A first aid book.
So, Rin turned her head a bit to look at Sesshomaru, who was sitting away from them near the mouth of the cave. He was by himself, wanting to think.
When they had all sat down inside the cave, Jaken had tried to talk to his master, but the ugly little toad had been tossed to the back of the cave. He barely missed getting singed by the campfire.
Rin knew Sesshomaru enough now to know sometimes the demon lord just wanted to be left alone to his thoughts, so she stayed quiet.
But suddenly, Miroku gasped. He stood up, or...he stood as tall as the little cave would allow, and called out in a loud voice so everyone would hear.
"No one touch Rin. Has anyone touched Rin?"
Sesshomaru, hearing the monk's announcement, stayed sitting by the mouth of the cave, shadowed from them, but he spoke,
"Why? What have you found out, monk?"
"Have you come in contact with Rin at all?"
Rin answered that question for Sesshomaru, to his slight embarrasment,
"Yes! Sesshomaru-sama let Rin hold his hand when Rin was sick!"
Even though this amused Miroku, he knew it was still too serious to laugh. Especially since he would be sliced to ribbons in one swipe if he laughed at Sesshomaru.
"Sesshomaru, you must your hands right now. Or else you might get sick like Rin, and that would be dangerous to a demon of your age."
Sesshomaru turned to face them,
"I am a demon, not a human. I am not vulnerable to your human illnesses."
But Miroku and Sango didn't reply.
They could only stare and gawk.