Demon in my View
Disclaimer: Once again, I don't own Inu Yasha or any of its characters. Dommage.
Also, a * means thought* and a ~ means a break in day. ~~~ is to signify you're in Inu Yasha's world.
And, finally, FF.net must not like me very much. Every time I made those "dot dot dot" things, it made it one dot. Sorry, but you're gonna have to live with that. ^-^
Chapter Two: Bargaining Ticket
Kagome woke with a groan. Her head was throbbing. *What happened?* she thought and glanced to her side.
She stifled a scream when she saw Sesshoumaru, who was nonchalantly picking at the ground with a stick. Noticing her, he said, "So you're awake, mortal."
Kagome sneered and looked around. She saw the well house's walls and the door leading outside. She cautiously walked towards Sesshoumaru, who was now lying on the well's floor, deep in thought. "Are we stuck in my time?" she asked.
Sesshoumaru looked up to her and gave a small sneer. "So this is your world, human? No wonder. You in your funny apparel and with those magic things.I should've guessed that you were from another time."
Kagome glared at him until he answered.
"Yes, apparently we are. The tree we crashed into fell on the well right after we traveled to your world." He managed to say this without even a glance towards her.
Kagome put on a look of worry. She was trapped in her time, with Sesshoumaru, the evil killer half-brother. This situation could not get worse.
Kagome looked back at Sesshoumaru, who looked indifferent and detached. Then she noticed a long gash on his arm. Instinctively, she bent down and reached for his wound. "Oh my gosh!" she screeched. "Are you alright?"
Sesshoumaru pulled his arm away. He grimaced in disgust. "Don't you dare touch me, human!" he growled, his eyes blazing. "Next time, you're going to have a much worse wound than this."
Kagome stepped back in fear. She started to leave, extremely disgruntled. *Fine.* She got out of the shrine. *What's his problem?*
Her family came out of the house to greet her. "Hey, you guys," Kagome grinned, picking up Buyo. She frowned and looked back at the shrine. "Hey, Mom, Grandpa, Sota," she said in a warning voice, "Don't go in there." Her family exchanged confused looks, and Sota tugged on Kagome's shirt. "Why?" he asked.
"Because there is an evil demon in there who doesn't care for mortals. At all."
That stiffened everybody up, until finally the mom said, "How long are you staying this time?"
Kagome scratched Buyo's ear and sighed. "I don't know."
"Well, that's good." Her mother grinned and started pulling Kagome into the house. "You should spend more of your summer vacation at home, instead of.there."
Kagome started to follow the sweet smelling lunch coming from the kitchen, but not without a glance back to Sesshoumaru's place.
~
The next morning, Kagome went to the well house with some breakfast, bandages, and hydrogen peroxide. Before entering, she gave a deep breath. *I know he doesn't like me* she thought, *but he wouldn't hurt me.*
She went in, and found Sesshoumaru in the same position that he was last in: lying down on the floor with his head cocked on the sides of the well. He gave her a brief glance before returning to his position. "Hey, Sesshoumaru," Kagome boldly said, "I brought you food and medicine."
He gave a small chuckle. "Don't trouble yourself, human."
Kagome sat down next to him and set down the food. "I'm not leaving until I bandage your arm."
Sesshoumaru growled. Kagome stiffened, scared to death, but did not move. Sesshoumaru wrinkled his nose in repulsion, but gave her his arm.
Kagome bit her lip but started cleaning the wound. Sesshoumaru looked away, as if her presence revolted him. She kept wiping it, then she noticed how clearly defined his muscles were. His skin was perfectly white, but there were red marking all over his arm. She started to stroke them, but then she quickly snapped from her reverie. She dressed the injury hastily and wound the bandage tightly on his arm. She got up and started to leave, in amazement about how taken in she was - by his arm.
She felt his eyes on her until she left the well house. *Wow,* she thought, still astonished. *I've never noticed how.perfect he was.*
Sesshoumaru analyzed his bandaged arm. It was perfectly wrapped. *She must have had a lot of practice, with Inu Yasha.* He tried to smile, but found himself frowning instead. *Why do I care so much?*
"Don't come back!" he yelled, so Kagome would hear. "I don't need human generosity!" He returned to his deep, sunken, thoughtful stage, feeling detached yet.unnerved. He shook that feeling off. *Stop.* He warned himself.
Kagome heard his shout. She felt tears welling up in her eyes. She gave a sob, and then ran up to her room to cry.
~
Kagome didn't want to get up from bed, though the morning light was streaking through her window, signifying a clear, beautiful summer day. Sesshoumaru had told her to stay away from him, right after she acted nice to him and bandaged his arm - his perfectly shaped, well-defined arm.
She shook her head. That was beside the point. *It's best to respect his wishes,* she thought. *Though his arm bandage will start to stink after a while.and he'll run out of food.*
She sighed and rolled over. *Oh, well,* she thought and got up.
~
Kagome stood at the door of the well house. It has been four days since they've been trapped here, and she was going inside, whether he liked it or not. She got ready to open the door but hesitated. *Why can't I do this?* she cried in her mind. *It's not like I'm afraid of him.* Kagome bit her lip, but couldn't hype herself up to it. She set down the food and bandages before rushing back into the house.
That night, she lay in bed, angry. He couldn't tell her what to do! *This is my world,* she decided, *So he better play by my rules.*
~
The next day she marched straight up to the well house. Nothing was going to stop her. She barged in through the doors, noticing the food and the bandages from yesterday were gone.
"I could smell you last afternoon."
Sesshoumaru was still lying down, but his bandage had been messily changed. In the corner were the rotting food and the used bandage.
"I was surprised you didn't come in."
Kagome pretended not to hear. She jumped into the well, though she knew they were still in her time. Crossing her arms and trying to look intimidating, she commanded, "Come outside."
Sesshoumaru gave her a cold stare that broke down her tough look immediately. *Eeep.*
"You are in no position to command, human." Sesshoumaru spat. "Stop that nonsense before I kill you."
Kagome gulped but said boldly, "You can't kill me. I'm your bargaining ticket. If Inu Yasha found out you killed me, then he would keep you in this world. Forever."
Then she took a big gulp of air. "Also, my name is Kagome. Ka-go-me."
Sesshoumaru rose to his feet. Kagome skipped a step back. "What makes you think," Sesshoumaru said coldly, "That my half-brother cares about you that much?"
Kagome bit her lip to keep from crying. Whispering to herself, she knew the answer. "I don't know."
Sesshoumaru said abruptly, "Give me your hand."
Kagome looked up. "Why?"
"Just give me your hand, cursed human!"
She quickly gave him her hand. He drew a long gash with his claws on her palm. Kagome yelped. *Ow..* Sesshoumaru poured her blood over the well's floor. "That will be a warning sign to my brother," he answered Kagome's inside question. "If he doesn't hurry and open the well, I will kill you."
Brushing off his hands, he said, "Now let's see what's so fascinating about your world, human."
~~~
*What accursed luck!
Let me think of a worst-case scenario. This is a worst-case scenario. Nothing worse could've happened.*
Inu Yasha paced as Miroku analyzed the problem. "It seems that after they hit the tree, they fell into the well, the tree broke, and then crashed on the well, and then snapped in two, and the two halves of the tree have now embedded themselves into the well's floor."
He blinked. "Wow."
"The problem is how to get the two pieces out." Sango observed. She peered into the well. "The intensity of the crash must have sent them at least ten feet underground."
"I love how you analyze," said Miroku. Sango gave him a dirty look.
"It's all Sesshoumaru's fault. Him and his thick skull. It cause the tree to -"
He stopped, and then raised his nose to sniff. He crawled into the well, avoiding the tree(s) and sniffed at the floor. He patted the ground then came back out.
"What was it?" asked Miroku.
"Kagome's blood." Inu Yasha raised his fingers, which were bright red.
"Oh, no!" cried Shippo and Sango.
"No." Inu Yasha looked back at the shrine. "It wasn't enough for Kagome to be dead. No, he did the as a warning." He smacked his hand on the other one. "That world may not survive with Sesshoumaru there."
Disclaimer: Once again, I don't own Inu Yasha or any of its characters. Dommage.
Also, a * means thought* and a ~ means a break in day. ~~~ is to signify you're in Inu Yasha's world.
And, finally, FF.net must not like me very much. Every time I made those "dot dot dot" things, it made it one dot. Sorry, but you're gonna have to live with that. ^-^
Chapter Two: Bargaining Ticket
Kagome woke with a groan. Her head was throbbing. *What happened?* she thought and glanced to her side.
She stifled a scream when she saw Sesshoumaru, who was nonchalantly picking at the ground with a stick. Noticing her, he said, "So you're awake, mortal."
Kagome sneered and looked around. She saw the well house's walls and the door leading outside. She cautiously walked towards Sesshoumaru, who was now lying on the well's floor, deep in thought. "Are we stuck in my time?" she asked.
Sesshoumaru looked up to her and gave a small sneer. "So this is your world, human? No wonder. You in your funny apparel and with those magic things.I should've guessed that you were from another time."
Kagome glared at him until he answered.
"Yes, apparently we are. The tree we crashed into fell on the well right after we traveled to your world." He managed to say this without even a glance towards her.
Kagome put on a look of worry. She was trapped in her time, with Sesshoumaru, the evil killer half-brother. This situation could not get worse.
Kagome looked back at Sesshoumaru, who looked indifferent and detached. Then she noticed a long gash on his arm. Instinctively, she bent down and reached for his wound. "Oh my gosh!" she screeched. "Are you alright?"
Sesshoumaru pulled his arm away. He grimaced in disgust. "Don't you dare touch me, human!" he growled, his eyes blazing. "Next time, you're going to have a much worse wound than this."
Kagome stepped back in fear. She started to leave, extremely disgruntled. *Fine.* She got out of the shrine. *What's his problem?*
Her family came out of the house to greet her. "Hey, you guys," Kagome grinned, picking up Buyo. She frowned and looked back at the shrine. "Hey, Mom, Grandpa, Sota," she said in a warning voice, "Don't go in there." Her family exchanged confused looks, and Sota tugged on Kagome's shirt. "Why?" he asked.
"Because there is an evil demon in there who doesn't care for mortals. At all."
That stiffened everybody up, until finally the mom said, "How long are you staying this time?"
Kagome scratched Buyo's ear and sighed. "I don't know."
"Well, that's good." Her mother grinned and started pulling Kagome into the house. "You should spend more of your summer vacation at home, instead of.there."
Kagome started to follow the sweet smelling lunch coming from the kitchen, but not without a glance back to Sesshoumaru's place.
~
The next morning, Kagome went to the well house with some breakfast, bandages, and hydrogen peroxide. Before entering, she gave a deep breath. *I know he doesn't like me* she thought, *but he wouldn't hurt me.*
She went in, and found Sesshoumaru in the same position that he was last in: lying down on the floor with his head cocked on the sides of the well. He gave her a brief glance before returning to his position. "Hey, Sesshoumaru," Kagome boldly said, "I brought you food and medicine."
He gave a small chuckle. "Don't trouble yourself, human."
Kagome sat down next to him and set down the food. "I'm not leaving until I bandage your arm."
Sesshoumaru growled. Kagome stiffened, scared to death, but did not move. Sesshoumaru wrinkled his nose in repulsion, but gave her his arm.
Kagome bit her lip but started cleaning the wound. Sesshoumaru looked away, as if her presence revolted him. She kept wiping it, then she noticed how clearly defined his muscles were. His skin was perfectly white, but there were red marking all over his arm. She started to stroke them, but then she quickly snapped from her reverie. She dressed the injury hastily and wound the bandage tightly on his arm. She got up and started to leave, in amazement about how taken in she was - by his arm.
She felt his eyes on her until she left the well house. *Wow,* she thought, still astonished. *I've never noticed how.perfect he was.*
Sesshoumaru analyzed his bandaged arm. It was perfectly wrapped. *She must have had a lot of practice, with Inu Yasha.* He tried to smile, but found himself frowning instead. *Why do I care so much?*
"Don't come back!" he yelled, so Kagome would hear. "I don't need human generosity!" He returned to his deep, sunken, thoughtful stage, feeling detached yet.unnerved. He shook that feeling off. *Stop.* He warned himself.
Kagome heard his shout. She felt tears welling up in her eyes. She gave a sob, and then ran up to her room to cry.
~
Kagome didn't want to get up from bed, though the morning light was streaking through her window, signifying a clear, beautiful summer day. Sesshoumaru had told her to stay away from him, right after she acted nice to him and bandaged his arm - his perfectly shaped, well-defined arm.
She shook her head. That was beside the point. *It's best to respect his wishes,* she thought. *Though his arm bandage will start to stink after a while.and he'll run out of food.*
She sighed and rolled over. *Oh, well,* she thought and got up.
~
Kagome stood at the door of the well house. It has been four days since they've been trapped here, and she was going inside, whether he liked it or not. She got ready to open the door but hesitated. *Why can't I do this?* she cried in her mind. *It's not like I'm afraid of him.* Kagome bit her lip, but couldn't hype herself up to it. She set down the food and bandages before rushing back into the house.
That night, she lay in bed, angry. He couldn't tell her what to do! *This is my world,* she decided, *So he better play by my rules.*
~
The next day she marched straight up to the well house. Nothing was going to stop her. She barged in through the doors, noticing the food and the bandages from yesterday were gone.
"I could smell you last afternoon."
Sesshoumaru was still lying down, but his bandage had been messily changed. In the corner were the rotting food and the used bandage.
"I was surprised you didn't come in."
Kagome pretended not to hear. She jumped into the well, though she knew they were still in her time. Crossing her arms and trying to look intimidating, she commanded, "Come outside."
Sesshoumaru gave her a cold stare that broke down her tough look immediately. *Eeep.*
"You are in no position to command, human." Sesshoumaru spat. "Stop that nonsense before I kill you."
Kagome gulped but said boldly, "You can't kill me. I'm your bargaining ticket. If Inu Yasha found out you killed me, then he would keep you in this world. Forever."
Then she took a big gulp of air. "Also, my name is Kagome. Ka-go-me."
Sesshoumaru rose to his feet. Kagome skipped a step back. "What makes you think," Sesshoumaru said coldly, "That my half-brother cares about you that much?"
Kagome bit her lip to keep from crying. Whispering to herself, she knew the answer. "I don't know."
Sesshoumaru said abruptly, "Give me your hand."
Kagome looked up. "Why?"
"Just give me your hand, cursed human!"
She quickly gave him her hand. He drew a long gash with his claws on her palm. Kagome yelped. *Ow..* Sesshoumaru poured her blood over the well's floor. "That will be a warning sign to my brother," he answered Kagome's inside question. "If he doesn't hurry and open the well, I will kill you."
Brushing off his hands, he said, "Now let's see what's so fascinating about your world, human."
~~~
*What accursed luck!
Let me think of a worst-case scenario. This is a worst-case scenario. Nothing worse could've happened.*
Inu Yasha paced as Miroku analyzed the problem. "It seems that after they hit the tree, they fell into the well, the tree broke, and then crashed on the well, and then snapped in two, and the two halves of the tree have now embedded themselves into the well's floor."
He blinked. "Wow."
"The problem is how to get the two pieces out." Sango observed. She peered into the well. "The intensity of the crash must have sent them at least ten feet underground."
"I love how you analyze," said Miroku. Sango gave him a dirty look.
"It's all Sesshoumaru's fault. Him and his thick skull. It cause the tree to -"
He stopped, and then raised his nose to sniff. He crawled into the well, avoiding the tree(s) and sniffed at the floor. He patted the ground then came back out.
"What was it?" asked Miroku.
"Kagome's blood." Inu Yasha raised his fingers, which were bright red.
"Oh, no!" cried Shippo and Sango.
"No." Inu Yasha looked back at the shrine. "It wasn't enough for Kagome to be dead. No, he did the as a warning." He smacked his hand on the other one. "That world may not survive with Sesshoumaru there."