Chapter Three: Realization.
"Hand them over you jerk!" Kagome yelled, releasing her hold on the arrows. She stepped back, gasping when all of them were avoided or swatted away. Mentally she slapped herself. 'Duh Kagome! This is Sesshoumaru here, not some push over!' Sometimes she had to admit she was too stupid for her own good. A plan in mind she put it into action stepping back cautiously. Her senses told her that he'd be making a move soon but her senses could not prepare her for what happened next.
Sesshoumaru leaped forwards, grabbing her by the neck and pinning her down to the ground. The small girl, who's giggles were once heard was now screaming in the background. She hated seeing violence. Shippo's wail traveled to her as well, but she would be brave...for Shippo! Her mind made up she set her face into a glare. He wasn't so scary, well maybe he was but he didn't have to know that. Sesshoumaru was just a larger, more stubborn form of Inuyasha without the sit command. Yeah right...
He stared down at her for a while and she tensed under that gaze. Would he kill her? "I want the Shards you stole Sesshoumaru!" she repeated. She fixed her glare again determined not to back down.
A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes for a moment then he lets her up. Jewel Shards? "I would never sink so low as to stealing your shards. I am innocent." He replied. The little girl ran up to him, hugging his leg while looking up at their new visitor.
"HA! Yeah right!" the miko huffed. How dare he? Innocent indeed! "Return them now!" Much to her annoyance Sesshoumaru turns his back on her and leaves, the small girl at his heals. "Hey you! I'm talking to you!" She hated being ignored; he could have at least pretended to pay attention. After all she wasn't leaving without what she came for.
Shippo scurried up to her, patting her and begging for her to leave. He didn't want her to get hurt, but she refused to back down and instead reached for her arrows only to find them gone. She had used the all, damn it! 'What now...what now? Think Kagome!' The silver haired demon's form was slowly disappearing in the distance. Taking a step forward and then another she finally found the strength to run after him, ignoring the now throbbing pain in her once dull side. "Stop damn you!" she screamed, her hand reaching instinctively to her waist to grab the sword.
That the sound of the blade being unsheathed the demon lord turned to find the blade's tip pointed towards him. She dare come to his lands, demanding something he didn't possesses with the sword he had for so long been after. It was too easy. "Stay back..." he commanded to his follower, the girl in turn nodded obediently and watched as he walked back towards the 'crazy lady'.
Kagome's grip on the sword tightened. Oh! He made her blood boil! How dare he toy with her! He would pay. He'd pay for hurting Sango and for poisoning Inuyasha! He'd pay full price! Shippo backed away, sensing something change about her. It was almost scary. A small smirk played across her delicate face allowing him to see something he never noticed before, fangs. What the hell? "You..." she hissed bringing the blade down in one mighty blow causing it to transform.
Sesshoumaru stopped in his tracks, pure confusion playing across his face. What was going? The Tetsusaiga transformed for a mere human? How? Even he didn't understand it, but what amazed him even more was when she expertly brought the blade down, intending to slice him in half. Luckily her jumped up the way landing behind her. She was fast. "Stop running away!" she yelled brining the mighty blade back up for another round. Her stance faltered a little and suddenly she dropped to the ground holding her side, the Tetsusaiga in its original form at her side.
"Kagome!" Shippo screeched running to comfort her. She looked bad, her face was covered in beads of sweat and her breathing had become short. "Kagome, Kagome!" he shook her to get a reaction, any reaction, jumping back when she blacked out suddenly. What was wrong with her?
Sesshoumaru watched curiously. It was amazing that such a small girl be able to wield the Tetsusaiga, their father's mighty blade. "Sesshoumaru- sama...?" He looked down to find Rin tugging at his pants leg. "Please...pretty please?" she stared up at him with large dark eyes, so sad.
Giving in he sighed and nodded. "Alright Rin, fine." He answered softly, watching as her face lit up with joy. It took so little to make her happy. Walking to the sleeping girl he picked her up, careful not to wake her and headed back towards home. Rin followed behind, the swords cradled in one hand and Shippo's arm in the other. Things were defiantly about to heat up.
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Kagome's eyes slowly opened, squinting closed as the warm light sun hit them. With a soft grunt she managed to sit up. A bed.? How'd she get here? "My...head." She groaned. The sound of giggling caught her attention and she snappend her head in the direction of the noise, spotting a little girl. "Uh...hello?"
"You woke up! I'm glad, you had Rin worried!" the girl piped cheerfully. She crawled up next so Kagome and grinned. "You're all better now!" she pointed to her now bandaged side.
Kagome followed the gaze, blinking in shock. That wasn't there before... "Did you do this?"
"No...Sesshoumaru-sama did after you fell asleep outside yesterday!" Rin giggled.
"Sesshoumaru?" Kagome couldn't believe it, why would he help her of all people. Since she fell asleep yesterday. A whole day had past...since, wait where was Shippo! She searched around franticly for the little fox but he was nowhere insight.
Just as she was about to ask of his whereabouts the door to the room slid open and Sesshoumaru stepped in. He stared down at her for a while then looked to Rin, who in turn nodded and ran from the room. Kagome would have laughed if he weren't standing there. Sesshoumaru as a father like figure just seemed to far from reality to be real. "Are you feeling better?"
Kagome snapped her mind back into reality. "Uh...yeah." She answered softly. He was being nice to her? He wanted something. "Why'd you do it? Why'd you attack us for the shards?"
"I never left my lands, there was no need to." He replied smoothly, his eyes narrowing. There was something about her; he sensed something different about her. He had noticed it before, but now for some reason it seemed to stand out more. Something Demonic...
"Liar! Why do you always have to be right! I saw what I saw, I'm not blind you know!" she balled the sheets in her hands, her face formed into a cold glare. He pushed her back onto her bed pulling the covers up over her. "Go to sleep...the faster you heal the faster I can kick you out." He turned and left closing the door behind him. Walking towards his quarters he turned to Rin's door, listening to the giggling from inside. She obviously found that annoying little kistune. Continuing on he couldn't help his mind from wandering back to Kagome. The little fox boy, Shippo, was no doubt a demon and if she chose Kagome could pass the fang of his father on to him. But there were a few things that puzzled him. Where was that idiot hanyou Inuyasha? Why did she have such a powerful sword with her? Why could she wield it? And most importantly, why could he sense traces of demon youki within the young Miko?
Topazia: there! Another chapter done! I might as well let you know that I'll update every three to four days. Don't want to keep you guys waiting... ^.~
"Hand them over you jerk!" Kagome yelled, releasing her hold on the arrows. She stepped back, gasping when all of them were avoided or swatted away. Mentally she slapped herself. 'Duh Kagome! This is Sesshoumaru here, not some push over!' Sometimes she had to admit she was too stupid for her own good. A plan in mind she put it into action stepping back cautiously. Her senses told her that he'd be making a move soon but her senses could not prepare her for what happened next.
Sesshoumaru leaped forwards, grabbing her by the neck and pinning her down to the ground. The small girl, who's giggles were once heard was now screaming in the background. She hated seeing violence. Shippo's wail traveled to her as well, but she would be brave...for Shippo! Her mind made up she set her face into a glare. He wasn't so scary, well maybe he was but he didn't have to know that. Sesshoumaru was just a larger, more stubborn form of Inuyasha without the sit command. Yeah right...
He stared down at her for a while and she tensed under that gaze. Would he kill her? "I want the Shards you stole Sesshoumaru!" she repeated. She fixed her glare again determined not to back down.
A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes for a moment then he lets her up. Jewel Shards? "I would never sink so low as to stealing your shards. I am innocent." He replied. The little girl ran up to him, hugging his leg while looking up at their new visitor.
"HA! Yeah right!" the miko huffed. How dare he? Innocent indeed! "Return them now!" Much to her annoyance Sesshoumaru turns his back on her and leaves, the small girl at his heals. "Hey you! I'm talking to you!" She hated being ignored; he could have at least pretended to pay attention. After all she wasn't leaving without what she came for.
Shippo scurried up to her, patting her and begging for her to leave. He didn't want her to get hurt, but she refused to back down and instead reached for her arrows only to find them gone. She had used the all, damn it! 'What now...what now? Think Kagome!' The silver haired demon's form was slowly disappearing in the distance. Taking a step forward and then another she finally found the strength to run after him, ignoring the now throbbing pain in her once dull side. "Stop damn you!" she screamed, her hand reaching instinctively to her waist to grab the sword.
That the sound of the blade being unsheathed the demon lord turned to find the blade's tip pointed towards him. She dare come to his lands, demanding something he didn't possesses with the sword he had for so long been after. It was too easy. "Stay back..." he commanded to his follower, the girl in turn nodded obediently and watched as he walked back towards the 'crazy lady'.
Kagome's grip on the sword tightened. Oh! He made her blood boil! How dare he toy with her! He would pay. He'd pay for hurting Sango and for poisoning Inuyasha! He'd pay full price! Shippo backed away, sensing something change about her. It was almost scary. A small smirk played across her delicate face allowing him to see something he never noticed before, fangs. What the hell? "You..." she hissed bringing the blade down in one mighty blow causing it to transform.
Sesshoumaru stopped in his tracks, pure confusion playing across his face. What was going? The Tetsusaiga transformed for a mere human? How? Even he didn't understand it, but what amazed him even more was when she expertly brought the blade down, intending to slice him in half. Luckily her jumped up the way landing behind her. She was fast. "Stop running away!" she yelled brining the mighty blade back up for another round. Her stance faltered a little and suddenly she dropped to the ground holding her side, the Tetsusaiga in its original form at her side.
"Kagome!" Shippo screeched running to comfort her. She looked bad, her face was covered in beads of sweat and her breathing had become short. "Kagome, Kagome!" he shook her to get a reaction, any reaction, jumping back when she blacked out suddenly. What was wrong with her?
Sesshoumaru watched curiously. It was amazing that such a small girl be able to wield the Tetsusaiga, their father's mighty blade. "Sesshoumaru- sama...?" He looked down to find Rin tugging at his pants leg. "Please...pretty please?" she stared up at him with large dark eyes, so sad.
Giving in he sighed and nodded. "Alright Rin, fine." He answered softly, watching as her face lit up with joy. It took so little to make her happy. Walking to the sleeping girl he picked her up, careful not to wake her and headed back towards home. Rin followed behind, the swords cradled in one hand and Shippo's arm in the other. Things were defiantly about to heat up.
*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome's eyes slowly opened, squinting closed as the warm light sun hit them. With a soft grunt she managed to sit up. A bed.? How'd she get here? "My...head." She groaned. The sound of giggling caught her attention and she snappend her head in the direction of the noise, spotting a little girl. "Uh...hello?"
"You woke up! I'm glad, you had Rin worried!" the girl piped cheerfully. She crawled up next so Kagome and grinned. "You're all better now!" she pointed to her now bandaged side.
Kagome followed the gaze, blinking in shock. That wasn't there before... "Did you do this?"
"No...Sesshoumaru-sama did after you fell asleep outside yesterday!" Rin giggled.
"Sesshoumaru?" Kagome couldn't believe it, why would he help her of all people. Since she fell asleep yesterday. A whole day had past...since, wait where was Shippo! She searched around franticly for the little fox but he was nowhere insight.
Just as she was about to ask of his whereabouts the door to the room slid open and Sesshoumaru stepped in. He stared down at her for a while then looked to Rin, who in turn nodded and ran from the room. Kagome would have laughed if he weren't standing there. Sesshoumaru as a father like figure just seemed to far from reality to be real. "Are you feeling better?"
Kagome snapped her mind back into reality. "Uh...yeah." She answered softly. He was being nice to her? He wanted something. "Why'd you do it? Why'd you attack us for the shards?"
"I never left my lands, there was no need to." He replied smoothly, his eyes narrowing. There was something about her; he sensed something different about her. He had noticed it before, but now for some reason it seemed to stand out more. Something Demonic...
"Liar! Why do you always have to be right! I saw what I saw, I'm not blind you know!" she balled the sheets in her hands, her face formed into a cold glare. He pushed her back onto her bed pulling the covers up over her. "Go to sleep...the faster you heal the faster I can kick you out." He turned and left closing the door behind him. Walking towards his quarters he turned to Rin's door, listening to the giggling from inside. She obviously found that annoying little kistune. Continuing on he couldn't help his mind from wandering back to Kagome. The little fox boy, Shippo, was no doubt a demon and if she chose Kagome could pass the fang of his father on to him. But there were a few things that puzzled him. Where was that idiot hanyou Inuyasha? Why did she have such a powerful sword with her? Why could she wield it? And most importantly, why could he sense traces of demon youki within the young Miko?
Topazia: there! Another chapter done! I might as well let you know that I'll update every three to four days. Don't want to keep you guys waiting... ^.~