A Gift From A Curse

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and its characters don't belong to me they belong to Rumiko Takahashi.

By Skye-Chan

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Chapter 2: When the World Came Crashing Down

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It had been almost a month now. They both hadn't made their wishes yet. Sesshomaru said that they would probably have to make them soon.

On their walks the often hummed a tune, and when ever he did the animals would come out to listen. He would talk to them and they would talk back, but Kagome could never hear them.

One day when he was talking to a squirrel he burst out laughing until tears came to his eyes and by the time she got him to talk, he couldn't remember what was so funny.

He sighed "I wish you could talk to them to," he said wistfully, "You can learn a lot from them."

Another day when they were lying down in the moss of their haven, she asked abruptly, "How long do demons live?"

"Forever, unless someone kills them, why do you ask?" Sesshomaru looked at Kagome questionably.

"It has really been bugging me, so that would mean that I would die long before you do probably."

"There is that chance. But try not to think of it, let us just try to enjoy the time we have together." Sesshomaru said soothingly as he rubbed her shoulders trying to make her forget that idea. He shuddered lightly as he himself tried to forget that thought.

"I love you." He said in his soft voice

"I love you too." Kagome said as she sighed and lay down beside him as he started to hum his song.

But at that moment the world came crashing down. A group of villagers (they are from her village) came crashing through the underbrush.

"There has to be a Demon around her some where."

"Yah, there have been too many sighting for there not to be."

"The girls say that he took Kagome when they went out in the forest, do you think that it's true?"

"I wouldn't put it past them. Dirty rotten demons they take everything from us."

"Wait did you here that?"

"It sounded like it came from over there."

"Come on lets go!"

And with that the villagers came running in on Sesshomaru and Kagome.

Sesshomaru and Kagome jumped up and Sesshomaru pushed her behind him.

"Get away from here." Sesshomaru snarled as he went into his attack position.

"There, did you see that."

"It was the Maiden Kagome."

"Come on lets get him!"

A war ragged the young men of the village against the young demon Sesshomaru. Many blows where exchanged but Sesshomaru was winning, barely. During the fighting one of the men was able to sneak up on Kagome and grab her and try to run, but Kagome was able to shout out to Sesshomaru before his hand covered her mouth.

As Sesshomaru turned to see the man try to make off with Kagome. Taking advantage to Sesshomaru's open back someone struck him from behind through the back where his heart was with an arrow.

Sesshomaru stumbled, but managed to stay on his feet as he rushed to Kagome's kidnaper and sliced him. He stopped for a moment to catch his breath before he grabbed Kagome and rushed into the woods. Exhausted from the excitement days events she fell into a deep sleep in Sesshomaru's arms.

AN: Just to make this clear, Sesshomaru is NOT dead!! He will come back in later chapters! (I could never let Sesshomaru die!)

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