Comments: Today…is my birthday; so readers get an exceptional treat…a new chapter!! Imagine that that, it's my birthday and you get the present…hmph… I worked day and night to get this up for you guys, typing it up. Proofreading, fighting to stay awake, proofreading again.
Disclaimer: I love him and all, but, I say it again, if Sesshoumaru comes to life…I would be so scared…seriously.
Chapter Three: Confrontation
It had been nearly a week since he had told Kagome she was his. Since then, Kagome had disappeared. She was still in the castle, that much he could sense, but she had also become exceeding adept at avoiding him.
Annoyed, he started melting boulders with his poison. Each drip producing a hiss that, oddly, comforted him.
Was it that bad? Knowing that he was never going to let her go? He growled softly. What an annoying girl.
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Apprehensive as she was, she felt she had to talk to Sesshoumaru about this possessiveness of his. That is what she told herself a week ago. For some reason, she could not bring herself a week ago. For some reason, she could not bring herself to question the motives behind him. It was just that, well, when he uttered those words she felt a thrill go through her.
But as soon as it rushed through, she also noticed an underlying sense of fear that she had been betrayed by this mysterious emotion, as if, she should beware of it.
She fervently shook her head. It did not matter; she had to talk to him.
She started walking slowly to the courtyard when she noticed a strange hissing sound drift through the air.
As she cleared the entrance, she noticed the scattering of small rocks at her feet.
Strange…there never used to be pebbles here.
She kneeled down and picked one up to inspect. The sides were smooth, as if thousands of years worth of waves had mercilessly beaten down on it, making it as smooth as glass. Suddenly, interrupting her thoughts, erupted the hissing sound that she noticed earlier.
To her consternation, when she glanced up from her inspection of the queer pebble, she saw Sesshoumaru, with his back turned towards her. From around him, a wisp of smoke drifted off.
Then, as if he sensed her, he slowly turned his head to look at her.
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He felt her come into the courtyard, despite his preoccupation with his thoughts, and fully expected her to leave as soon as she saw him.
He listened as her footsteps slowly approached him from behind, when it abruptly stopped with a light crunching of pebbles from beneath her feet.
Her scent wafted on the air and his words came back to haunt him.
You are mine.
He had not known he was going to say that, and the words came as great a shock to him as it was to her. The words created a weakness within him. To even dare to care for a human was unthinkable and yet he had done so. Was he destined to follow in his father's footsteps?
Growling at the thought of his father, he let loose another stream of acid, melting yet another boulder.
Suddenly, he felt her gaze alight onto his still form, causing it to tense.
Her gaze seemed to burn a hole into his very being, as if purifying his soul. God knows, she might even be able to considering her power.
He slowly turned his head to look at her and watched as she straightened from her awkward position on the ground.
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They stood there, staring at each other for a few minutes, when Kagome decided she had enough of the stoic silence.
"Eh, Sesshoumaru-sama." She paused to gather he thoughts. "I-I was wondering…" She rubbed the back of her neck nervously. This was harder than she thought it would be. "I was wondering about…what you said…the other day."
Sesshoumaru didn't reply, as he waited for her inevitable question.
"What did you mean by it?"
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"What did you mean by it?"
The question that he dreaded to answer. Gazing at her, he noticed a faint blush grace her face.
What did he mean by it? He did not know. Just saying those words had been a puzzle, and now she wanted him to explain himself. But what was there to explain?
He turned his head back to face the front, away from her figure.
How was he to answer such a question?
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Kagome jumped in surprise when he finally spoke after the long silence.
"What did you not understand about it?" His voice was devoid of emotions but the hissing sound continued, and more smoke curled around him.
"Well, you can't just say you own somebody." Kagome said, craning her neck to see what he was doing. "You have to have the other person's consent."
"That is irrelevant."
Kagome narrowed her eyes in anger. "Irrelevant?! Listen mister, you cannot just go up to someone and say that they are yours! It's just not done!!"
"And who are you to say what is done, or what is not?" His voice remained eerily steady. Not quite a monotone but mostly lacking in feelings.
"And who am I ¾ , listen…" Her voice stopped suddenly and Sesshoumaru heard a giggle quickly stifled come from the girl behind him. "Your melting rocks?" Kagome asked with incredulity, all the while stifling her laughter.
"Isn't that kind of, well, immature?" she managed to gasp out through the laughter.
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This twit was laughing at him. At him!
He looked down at the rock he melted and was surprised to find a deep hole carved out of the ground. The twit had actually distracted him enough for him to lose control. How utterly infuriating. Well, he would have to remedy that.
"Have you ever seen anybody other than I, melt rocks?"
Kagome hesitated, thinking the question over. "Well, no. Back in my time people don't have that ability."
"Then, how would you know it is childish, wench?"
Kagome froze, trapped in her own ignorance. "Well, umm…I don't, I guess. It just seemed like it was something an adult would not do…"
"So you insulted me because in your opinion it is…immature? With no proof as to why you said that?"
Kagome turned red with mortification. "I didn't really think about it! It just came out!" she said defensively.
Sesshoumaru turned his back around to face her, and silently watched her fidget in discomfort. "So you remember you had a life before arriving here."
Kagome stopped her fidgeting and quickly swing her eyes up to meet his in surprise. "Remember I had a life before…?" her eyes widened as the meaning hit her. "Yes! I do!" she smiled brilliantly. "I have a mother, and a little brother. And a fat cat, too!" She slapped her hands together in glee and began to faze out as she sorted through memories hidden from view before.
Sesshoumaru watched as Kagome talked to herself about her past and wondered why he didn't feel happy about her newfound memories. Soon, she'll remember his brother and leave. This was what he wanted. So why was he not happy?
You are mine.
His words returned to mock him. Unwittingly, with those three small words, he had bound this human to him. And now he must face a future without her.
It did not matter. He did not need her, did not want her. Everyone was entitled to one mistake in his or her life.
He lifted his head to watch the sky, gazing at lazy clouds floating by. What was he to do now?
Slowly, he returned his gaze to Kagome. If she saw his brother, she would remember him, then return with him to do whatever it was that they do together.
Satisfied with his logic, he jarred Kagome from her happy thoughts. "We are leaving. Be ready."
Kagome was startled by the quick announcement, seemingly out of the blue. "Eh? Where are we going?" she asked.
"We are leaving tomorrow morning. Be ready." And without so much as a twitch of his tail, he dismissed her, and walked out of the courtyard, leaving Kagome, once again, speechless.
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Black Darkness. Nothingness that reached out to him, enveloped him it its icy comfort. How did he get here? How does he get out?
The Nothingness didn't answer and once again Inuyasha went under.
Actually, its not my birthday anymore…I started typing it on my birthday, but got lazy. Sorry. Please review and tell me what you thought of this story. Helpful critism is alright. Telling me Sesshoumaru is OOC is useless…I realize that, but that's just how I write. Dad still has my internet cut off so I'm doing this from my teacher's comp. See how good it is to kiss up? T__T
Kai
