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'I'll kill that bastard when I find him, I swear.' Inuyasha said to himself. The light was still dim in the dewy dawn, but Inuyasha was wide awake. Everyone had fallen asleep to the sounds of tears and sobs around a perpetually dying fire.
"Where ever you are Kagome, I won't let you stay there. I won't give up without a fight. I will find you. I promise." He told the wind. It seemed to carry off his words into the sunrise, like a wish to be granted. Then the wind blew back at him as if in reply. The air rushing through the trees sounded like words.
Be patient Inuyasha. We will find each other very soon. Go east.
"Kagome?" He whispered to the wind. The only reply was another gust of wind. It sounded curiously like a farewell.
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That night as Kagome slept soundly in the warm covers, she had a dream. Inuyasha was seated in the tree tops, looking into the rising sun. She felt his longing for her. His. love? She heard him speak to the wind in a hopeful voice. She heard his promise to her. She found herself whispering in the wind to him. She told him to be patient, to go east. Not even Kagome herself knew where they were, but it was like all the doors of knowledge had opened to her, and all she needed to do was go through whatever one she wanted. She waved good bye to Inuyasha and began to come out of the dream into the real world. Or was she there all along?
She rolled over in the silk covers to face the door. The room was filled with vanities and candles and mirrors, but sitting on the end of her bed, sat Sesshoumaru.
"Did you sleep well, Kagome-sama?" He asked. She noted how he called her Kagome-sama, not Kagome-chan this time. Did he have some respect for her this time?
"Fairly well. Except for the fact I couldn't sleep because I was in the house of a homicidal maniac, being held against my will. But other than that, it was fine." Kagome told him in very sarcastic tone. She sat up in bed to better see the sinister looking figure sitting at the end of the bed. He laughed deeply for a moment, and then quieted.
"Would you like to take a walk with me?" Sesshoumaru asked her. Kagome was startled at first. There had to be some kind of underlying purpose for the question. But if there was, she found no clues he was planning anything.
"Very well." She said. Kagome got up from the bed in the nightgown she had changed into before, and found her dress on a hanger. It really was a thing of beauty, the way it flowed behind her, and the long silk sleeves that widened enough for ten girl's arms. Kagome took it off of the hanger and held it up again.
"I'll be right out." She told Sesshoumaru, seeing he had not moved from the spot.
"Of course." He said, more to himself than to her. It was almost as if he had intended to stay and watch her change. 'Pervert.' Kagome thought.
When she came out, Sesshoumaru was standing on a balcony outside of the hallway. She observed there was no railing, as she walked up behind him. Though after she saw the view, she stepped up further.
Hills and mountains rolled to forever and above, clear blue skies with white puffy clouds could be seen.
"It's so beautiful." Kagome said, seeing the river below the large castle. Unexpectedly, Sesshoumaru wrapped an arm around her waist, and held her close. "What the." She began, before he interrupted her.
"Hold on." He said. Kagome, could no longer feel the ground beneath her feet, wrapped both of her arms around his shoulders in an attempt to hold on. They were lifted off the balcony and began to fly over the country side. Kagome let go a little more, feeling the surface of a dark cloud beneath her. But she didn't take her arms away just yet.
"So this is a walk to you?" She asked. He nodded, keeping both eyes strait ahead. "So them, where's Rin?" She asked.
"She's being watched by Jakken." He told her.
"Oh, that weird little frog that fallows you around?" She asked, wishing she had phrased it differently. He nodded again. They rose higher into the air, and Kagome held on tighter, fearing what would happen if the cloud disappeared. 'He could kill me right now. All he would have to do is just let go, and I would fall to my death.' She thought.
"Sesshoumaru-sama," She began, "Why are you keeping me here? Why are you letting me stay here in such comfort and luxury?" She asked. At first there was no reply.
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"You are here to learn about your miko powers. Then you will help me gather the jewel shards." He told her. She made a deep frown, looking as if she had been insulted.
"And what if I don't?" Kagome asked harshly.
"Then you die." He told her. But deep down he knew he wouldn't be able to kill her. 'Human weakness, I feel it. I should just let her fall right here, let her die. Then I will be strong again. Strong and pure.' He thought. But her warm arms felt so nice around him, and he could smell her wonderful scent.
"Why don't you just get Kikyou to help you? I'm sure she doesn't care who's side she's on as long as it's against Inuyasha.
"She is powerful, but she is weaker than you are. She has her own twisted vengeance to fulfill." He told her. She smiled.
"And you don't? I know you hate humans because Inuyasha's mother was one. I know you hated it. This is just vengeance you're fulfilling. Except you won't stop at destroying your brother. You want to destroy all things like him." She stated. Sesshoumaru had felt like someone had knocked the wind out of him. He knew this girl was smart, but he had not expected such depth from some one so young.
"I suppose you are right, Kagome-sama. But we are what were are, and that is all we can be." He answered cryptically.
"I know you hate your little brother, Sesshoumaru-sama, but why? He had nothing to do with his mother and your father's marriage. Just because he is the result of that, doesn't make it his fault you know." She said.
"I don't want to talk about it with you." Sesshoumaru told her. He regretted his choice of wording after he saw her saddened expression.
"Then who? It's not like you're-" She said, before he cut her off.
"Be quiet and enjoy the view." He ordered her. She bit her lower lip hard. Before she could hide it, he saw the trickle of blood down her lips. He took a hand to her lip, and wiped away the blood. Before he thought about it, he brought the taste to his own lips, and licked away the crimson liquid. 'Her blood even tastes better. . .' He thought. Kagome gave him a small smile for some reason.
"Don't do that again." He told her. She nodded silently.
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Kagome did love the beautiful flight they had. Sesshoumaru opened up to her more that day after they got back.
~*~*Flashback~*~*
Sesshoumaru tasted her blood and closed his eyes. He acted as if he were tasting creamy chocolate. She could even hear a low purr coming from his deep throat. He sounded so content, just to taste her blood.
~*~*End Flashback*~*~
"Try harder." He told her. Kagome felt as if a vein in her head was about to burst. Then she opened her eyes and looked to her hands. Yes! She managed to give herself stripes! "Very good." He praised her. "You look nice in stripes. Pity you aren't a tiger youkai. But I think you look better without them." He said with a chuckle. Kagome looked up to him and let her stripes fade. He had just complemented her, right? 'He's never said something like that. Never shown any emotion to me at all before now. Then he keeps looking at me the way. . . Inuyasha does. Like he's. . . Oh, never mind.' She said to herself.
The next time, she gave herself red stripes and silver hair like Sesshoumaru's. When she saw herself, she looked like she was his female twin. He laughed at this, too.
After they ate dinner, they talked a bit about new magic and what else he was going to teach her. Kagome knew if she wanted any respect from this she was going to have to be as mature and placid (emotionally) as possible.
Before she went to bed, he and Kagome tucked Rin (whom she had hardly seen except for at lunch) to bed again with another story.
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Kagome awoke again and looked to the foot of her bed. There as always sat Sesshoumaru. Except instead of his usual greeting, he sniffed at the air. Then he shut his eyes and inhaled one long breath through his slender nose. When he flicked his eyes open again, they looked like lamps.
"You're in heat." He said plainly.
(Author's Note: The time of heat for a human is the few days before her period. Because duh, if you're on your period, it's a little unlikely you'll conceive.)
"Oh really." She said in an offended manner. He raised an eyebrow to this. "Then I need to go back to the village soon or you're going to have a real problem on your hands."
"What- Oh. Yes, of course." He said. Kagome fell to the floor in a classic anime style.
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'I'll kill that bastard when I find him, I swear.' Inuyasha said to himself. The light was still dim in the dewy dawn, but Inuyasha was wide awake. Everyone had fallen asleep to the sounds of tears and sobs around a perpetually dying fire.
"Where ever you are Kagome, I won't let you stay there. I won't give up without a fight. I will find you. I promise." He told the wind. It seemed to carry off his words into the sunrise, like a wish to be granted. Then the wind blew back at him as if in reply. The air rushing through the trees sounded like words.
Be patient Inuyasha. We will find each other very soon. Go east.
"Kagome?" He whispered to the wind. The only reply was another gust of wind. It sounded curiously like a farewell.
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That night as Kagome slept soundly in the warm covers, she had a dream. Inuyasha was seated in the tree tops, looking into the rising sun. She felt his longing for her. His. love? She heard him speak to the wind in a hopeful voice. She heard his promise to her. She found herself whispering in the wind to him. She told him to be patient, to go east. Not even Kagome herself knew where they were, but it was like all the doors of knowledge had opened to her, and all she needed to do was go through whatever one she wanted. She waved good bye to Inuyasha and began to come out of the dream into the real world. Or was she there all along?
She rolled over in the silk covers to face the door. The room was filled with vanities and candles and mirrors, but sitting on the end of her bed, sat Sesshoumaru.
"Did you sleep well, Kagome-sama?" He asked. She noted how he called her Kagome-sama, not Kagome-chan this time. Did he have some respect for her this time?
"Fairly well. Except for the fact I couldn't sleep because I was in the house of a homicidal maniac, being held against my will. But other than that, it was fine." Kagome told him in very sarcastic tone. She sat up in bed to better see the sinister looking figure sitting at the end of the bed. He laughed deeply for a moment, and then quieted.
"Would you like to take a walk with me?" Sesshoumaru asked her. Kagome was startled at first. There had to be some kind of underlying purpose for the question. But if there was, she found no clues he was planning anything.
"Very well." She said. Kagome got up from the bed in the nightgown she had changed into before, and found her dress on a hanger. It really was a thing of beauty, the way it flowed behind her, and the long silk sleeves that widened enough for ten girl's arms. Kagome took it off of the hanger and held it up again.
"I'll be right out." She told Sesshoumaru, seeing he had not moved from the spot.
"Of course." He said, more to himself than to her. It was almost as if he had intended to stay and watch her change. 'Pervert.' Kagome thought.
When she came out, Sesshoumaru was standing on a balcony outside of the hallway. She observed there was no railing, as she walked up behind him. Though after she saw the view, she stepped up further.
Hills and mountains rolled to forever and above, clear blue skies with white puffy clouds could be seen.
"It's so beautiful." Kagome said, seeing the river below the large castle. Unexpectedly, Sesshoumaru wrapped an arm around her waist, and held her close. "What the." She began, before he interrupted her.
"Hold on." He said. Kagome, could no longer feel the ground beneath her feet, wrapped both of her arms around his shoulders in an attempt to hold on. They were lifted off the balcony and began to fly over the country side. Kagome let go a little more, feeling the surface of a dark cloud beneath her. But she didn't take her arms away just yet.
"So this is a walk to you?" She asked. He nodded, keeping both eyes strait ahead. "So them, where's Rin?" She asked.
"She's being watched by Jakken." He told her.
"Oh, that weird little frog that fallows you around?" She asked, wishing she had phrased it differently. He nodded again. They rose higher into the air, and Kagome held on tighter, fearing what would happen if the cloud disappeared. 'He could kill me right now. All he would have to do is just let go, and I would fall to my death.' She thought.
"Sesshoumaru-sama," She began, "Why are you keeping me here? Why are you letting me stay here in such comfort and luxury?" She asked. At first there was no reply.
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"You are here to learn about your miko powers. Then you will help me gather the jewel shards." He told her. She made a deep frown, looking as if she had been insulted.
"And what if I don't?" Kagome asked harshly.
"Then you die." He told her. But deep down he knew he wouldn't be able to kill her. 'Human weakness, I feel it. I should just let her fall right here, let her die. Then I will be strong again. Strong and pure.' He thought. But her warm arms felt so nice around him, and he could smell her wonderful scent.
"Why don't you just get Kikyou to help you? I'm sure she doesn't care who's side she's on as long as it's against Inuyasha.
"She is powerful, but she is weaker than you are. She has her own twisted vengeance to fulfill." He told her. She smiled.
"And you don't? I know you hate humans because Inuyasha's mother was one. I know you hated it. This is just vengeance you're fulfilling. Except you won't stop at destroying your brother. You want to destroy all things like him." She stated. Sesshoumaru had felt like someone had knocked the wind out of him. He knew this girl was smart, but he had not expected such depth from some one so young.
"I suppose you are right, Kagome-sama. But we are what were are, and that is all we can be." He answered cryptically.
"I know you hate your little brother, Sesshoumaru-sama, but why? He had nothing to do with his mother and your father's marriage. Just because he is the result of that, doesn't make it his fault you know." She said.
"I don't want to talk about it with you." Sesshoumaru told her. He regretted his choice of wording after he saw her saddened expression.
"Then who? It's not like you're-" She said, before he cut her off.
"Be quiet and enjoy the view." He ordered her. She bit her lower lip hard. Before she could hide it, he saw the trickle of blood down her lips. He took a hand to her lip, and wiped away the blood. Before he thought about it, he brought the taste to his own lips, and licked away the crimson liquid. 'Her blood even tastes better. . .' He thought. Kagome gave him a small smile for some reason.
"Don't do that again." He told her. She nodded silently.
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* *8 -ha ha *
Kagome did love the beautiful flight they had. Sesshoumaru opened up to her more that day after they got back.
~*~*Flashback~*~*
Sesshoumaru tasted her blood and closed his eyes. He acted as if he were tasting creamy chocolate. She could even hear a low purr coming from his deep throat. He sounded so content, just to taste her blood.
~*~*End Flashback*~*~
"Try harder." He told her. Kagome felt as if a vein in her head was about to burst. Then she opened her eyes and looked to her hands. Yes! She managed to give herself stripes! "Very good." He praised her. "You look nice in stripes. Pity you aren't a tiger youkai. But I think you look better without them." He said with a chuckle. Kagome looked up to him and let her stripes fade. He had just complemented her, right? 'He's never said something like that. Never shown any emotion to me at all before now. Then he keeps looking at me the way. . . Inuyasha does. Like he's. . . Oh, never mind.' She said to herself.
The next time, she gave herself red stripes and silver hair like Sesshoumaru's. When she saw herself, she looked like she was his female twin. He laughed at this, too.
After they ate dinner, they talked a bit about new magic and what else he was going to teach her. Kagome knew if she wanted any respect from this she was going to have to be as mature and placid (emotionally) as possible.
Before she went to bed, he and Kagome tucked Rin (whom she had hardly seen except for at lunch) to bed again with another story.
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Kagome awoke again and looked to the foot of her bed. There as always sat Sesshoumaru. Except instead of his usual greeting, he sniffed at the air. Then he shut his eyes and inhaled one long breath through his slender nose. When he flicked his eyes open again, they looked like lamps.
"You're in heat." He said plainly.
(Author's Note: The time of heat for a human is the few days before her period. Because duh, if you're on your period, it's a little unlikely you'll conceive.)
"Oh really." She said in an offended manner. He raised an eyebrow to this. "Then I need to go back to the village soon or you're going to have a real problem on your hands."
"What- Oh. Yes, of course." He said. Kagome fell to the floor in a classic anime style.
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