disclaimer: hey, these can be fun, y'know? but for now, I'll just stick to
the basics. Inu Yasha and characters are copyright Takahashi Rumiko-sama.
if I can't steal, neither can you. Shimibu is copyright me, however, so you
steal him, I hunt you down.
Love is Blind
Chapter 2
When Kagome woke up, she immediately thought "night" since it was pitch black. She lifted her hand up and, as she thought, couldn't see it. "But wait," she thought. "The moon was pretty full, so I should've been able to see. Hmm... Perhaps I'm in a cave?" That sounded reasonable so she nodded to herself.
As she sat quietly in thought for a bit, she heard something that startled her: the small, yet unmistakable, sound of a crackling campfire. She listened intently for a while, and realized that the fire was only a little ways off. A little ways, as in, not more than 4 feet away. She waved her hand around slowly and felt the heat of it. This really confused her. Even if it was midnight in a deep, dark cave, she still should have seen a fire that close to her. She touched her eyes lightly; they were still open. Then she thought of that werewolf and its poison claws. She clearly remembered the poison hitting her face. "So... what? I'm...blind?" She shook her head fervently. "No! That can't be! I'm not..." The tears wouldn't stop. She buried her head in her hands and just let them flow. For some reason, she started feeling better when she did.
"Why are you crying?" Kagome shot straight up. She had though that she was alone. She sniffed and dried her eyes quickly. "I said: why are you crying?" The voice was obviously male, and, while calm and quiet, had an air of smugness to it. Also, it sounded a bit familiar...
"I-I wasn't crying!" Kagome uselessly defended herself. "I was just..." She stopped, unable to make up a plausible excuse.
She heard her "guest" sigh in exasperation. "Humans. So weak and stubborn. You are no exception, you know."
Kagome finally managed to stop all her tears. "Okay, so I was crying. What's it to you?" she demanded.
She heard the ruffle of fabric as he sat down near her. "I was simply asking why you were crying. Why must you make such a big deal out of it?"
"Well, I-" She touched her eyes gently, which still stung a bit. "I can't see..." she whispered, hoping he wouldn't be able to hear her clearly.
Apparently he had. "You humans cry over the most trivial of things. I do not think I will ever be able to understand your kind." Your kind...? "However, to lose one's sight is an important matter. A sightless youkai, since it cannot hunt for itself, becomes outcast and is left to die. I trust it is the same for humans?"
Kagome gaped. "No! Who do you think you are, talking like that?" She finally got a hold of herself and settled back down. "Where I come from, people who can't see are cared for like any other injured person. You- you're youkai, aren't you? What are you doing, talking about humans if you don't know anything about us? And didn't you just say that you wouldn't be able to understand us?"
Silence; Kagome wondered if he was even there anymore. "I am sorry. You are right, I do not know much about you, or any other humans for that matter." The fire crackled a bit. "How did you know I am youkai? You cannot see, so how?"
"Well, you apologized to me, so you can't be all that bad. As for how I knew, you're talking about humans as being some sort of inferior race, and when you made that 'sightless youkai' comment, I thought you must've been one yourself." There was an awkward silence. "Ano, who are you, exactly? Your voice sounds familiar, but I can't place it." Something tapped her hand, and she drew it away quickly.
"I trust you have good hand-eye coordination?"
"Eh?"
Her hand was tapped again by a wooden object. "It's water. You need to drink something." He placed the bowl of water in her hands. Kagome, who did have good coordination, slurped all of the water down. She carefully set the bowl on the ground next to her. "Now sleep." Something soft hit her face. It took her a while before she realized that it was a blanket.
Kagome lay down and shifted herself into a more comfortable position. "Ano, thank you for all this, but still, who are you?"
When he answered, a chill went up Kagome's back. "You know who I am." A picture flashed through her mind, but, no, it couldn't be him. Could it? "Yes," he answered as if reading her mind. "I am Sesshoumaru."
~~~
A/N: heehee! Sesshoumaru has appeared! you know, now that summer vacation has arrived, I no have more time to finish my stories. that's it! that's my new goal for the summer: to finish, or at least work on, all of my stories! I'll see what I can do, ok? so...so...I'm loosing concentration here, and my whole plotline is going with it. -_-; so any ideas you people? like what should happen in later chapters and such? oh, and yeah, this definitely is a Sesshoumaru/Kagome fic, so you don't have to tell me to get them together. the romance part will continue at my own speed, thank you very much! please R&R, cause I just love reviews -^_^- keep 'em comin'! ja ne, minna!
Love is Blind
Chapter 2
When Kagome woke up, she immediately thought "night" since it was pitch black. She lifted her hand up and, as she thought, couldn't see it. "But wait," she thought. "The moon was pretty full, so I should've been able to see. Hmm... Perhaps I'm in a cave?" That sounded reasonable so she nodded to herself.
As she sat quietly in thought for a bit, she heard something that startled her: the small, yet unmistakable, sound of a crackling campfire. She listened intently for a while, and realized that the fire was only a little ways off. A little ways, as in, not more than 4 feet away. She waved her hand around slowly and felt the heat of it. This really confused her. Even if it was midnight in a deep, dark cave, she still should have seen a fire that close to her. She touched her eyes lightly; they were still open. Then she thought of that werewolf and its poison claws. She clearly remembered the poison hitting her face. "So... what? I'm...blind?" She shook her head fervently. "No! That can't be! I'm not..." The tears wouldn't stop. She buried her head in her hands and just let them flow. For some reason, she started feeling better when she did.
"Why are you crying?" Kagome shot straight up. She had though that she was alone. She sniffed and dried her eyes quickly. "I said: why are you crying?" The voice was obviously male, and, while calm and quiet, had an air of smugness to it. Also, it sounded a bit familiar...
"I-I wasn't crying!" Kagome uselessly defended herself. "I was just..." She stopped, unable to make up a plausible excuse.
She heard her "guest" sigh in exasperation. "Humans. So weak and stubborn. You are no exception, you know."
Kagome finally managed to stop all her tears. "Okay, so I was crying. What's it to you?" she demanded.
She heard the ruffle of fabric as he sat down near her. "I was simply asking why you were crying. Why must you make such a big deal out of it?"
"Well, I-" She touched her eyes gently, which still stung a bit. "I can't see..." she whispered, hoping he wouldn't be able to hear her clearly.
Apparently he had. "You humans cry over the most trivial of things. I do not think I will ever be able to understand your kind." Your kind...? "However, to lose one's sight is an important matter. A sightless youkai, since it cannot hunt for itself, becomes outcast and is left to die. I trust it is the same for humans?"
Kagome gaped. "No! Who do you think you are, talking like that?" She finally got a hold of herself and settled back down. "Where I come from, people who can't see are cared for like any other injured person. You- you're youkai, aren't you? What are you doing, talking about humans if you don't know anything about us? And didn't you just say that you wouldn't be able to understand us?"
Silence; Kagome wondered if he was even there anymore. "I am sorry. You are right, I do not know much about you, or any other humans for that matter." The fire crackled a bit. "How did you know I am youkai? You cannot see, so how?"
"Well, you apologized to me, so you can't be all that bad. As for how I knew, you're talking about humans as being some sort of inferior race, and when you made that 'sightless youkai' comment, I thought you must've been one yourself." There was an awkward silence. "Ano, who are you, exactly? Your voice sounds familiar, but I can't place it." Something tapped her hand, and she drew it away quickly.
"I trust you have good hand-eye coordination?"
"Eh?"
Her hand was tapped again by a wooden object. "It's water. You need to drink something." He placed the bowl of water in her hands. Kagome, who did have good coordination, slurped all of the water down. She carefully set the bowl on the ground next to her. "Now sleep." Something soft hit her face. It took her a while before she realized that it was a blanket.
Kagome lay down and shifted herself into a more comfortable position. "Ano, thank you for all this, but still, who are you?"
When he answered, a chill went up Kagome's back. "You know who I am." A picture flashed through her mind, but, no, it couldn't be him. Could it? "Yes," he answered as if reading her mind. "I am Sesshoumaru."
~~~
A/N: heehee! Sesshoumaru has appeared! you know, now that summer vacation has arrived, I no have more time to finish my stories. that's it! that's my new goal for the summer: to finish, or at least work on, all of my stories! I'll see what I can do, ok? so...so...I'm loosing concentration here, and my whole plotline is going with it. -_-; so any ideas you people? like what should happen in later chapters and such? oh, and yeah, this definitely is a Sesshoumaru/Kagome fic, so you don't have to tell me to get them together. the romance part will continue at my own speed, thank you very much! please R&R, cause I just love reviews -^_^- keep 'em comin'! ja ne, minna!
