Ch. 10 -
A New Addition
Sesshoumaru's eyes fluttered open. He looked around and he found himself lying down in a cave, with a lit fire. He went to move, but flinched a bit. Then, looked down at where the pain came from, and saw bloodstained bandages wrapped on his wounds. Who did this for him? He went to move, again, but found that he was unable to.
"I would just lay there and rest if I were you," a voice said from the shadows of the cave behind him.
Sesshoumaru just lied there. Then, he closed his eyes and smirked, knowing whose voice that exactly was. However, his mind began to cloud with Kagome's new powers in it, how she had beaten him, and yet, be this nice. He sighed to himself.
Finally, Kagome leaned forward, out of the shadows that danced in the cave, and looked over him. Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and looked up at her. Their eyes met and a sudden wave of some weird energy flowed in both of their bodies. Sesshoumaru broke the contact by closing his eyes, wondering what the feeling was. Kagome shuddered as both of her ears perked. He seemed more generous and unthreatening.
"Why did you bring me here? What are these bandages for?" Sesshoumaru asked in his calm, expressionless tone of voice.
"I brought you here because you were hurt... I don't leave people out in the open when they're hurt. Those bandages are for your wounds, silly!" She giggled at her last sentence.
Sesshoumaru snorted at her generosity, and then looked up at her once again. He was as expressionless as ever. Kagome looked down at him, got the hint, and leaned back into the shadows.
"Why can't I sit up?" He asked.
"Because you'll open your scratches back up, causing you to bleed more. Even as a demon, Sesshoumaru, you still need to give your wounds time to heal."
As stubborn as he was, that youkai sat himself up and turned to her. His back was to the fire, which helped create a shadow upon his forlorn face. Kagome's emerald eyes reflected the luminous glow that came from the tall fire, making them sparkle in the shadows. That made her look beautiful.
"Stubborn..." She snorted at him.
"Where's Sarolta?"
"She went off to go find some food for us. Left us alone."
"What hour of the day is it?"
"Late evening..."
Meanwhile, Inuyasha and the remaining gang are sitting together, around an open fire. Sango was dressed in a new kimono, while Miroku remained looking the same. Kirara was sitting on Sango's shoulder, napping very quietly. Shippo was laying down on a log. He seemed to have grown up a bit - more mature. He was at least five inches taller than before, his long, brown hair was shoulder-length, and he seemed more muscular. Inuyasha, on the contrary, remained the same. However, sadness was seen in his handsome, golden hanyou eyes. All of them missed Kagome.
Sango looked up from the fire and to Inuyasha. She could feel the unhappiness come from him, along with guilt, uncertainty, etc. "What's wrong, Inuyasha?" She asked.
"Feh, nothing." He said, arrogantly.
"There is obviously something wrong with you, Inuyasha," Miroku commented.
"Nothing is wrong!"
"Maybe it's the fact that we've barely found any jewel shards, we all miss Kagome, and we all wonder why he haven't found her yet..." Shippo said, coldly. He still didn't like Inuyasha for what he'd done.
"Grr, don't say her name!" Inuyasha snarled at Shippo.
"We do need some reassurance about finding the rest of the jewel shards, and we do need to find Kagome," Miroku said again.
"He is right, Inuyasha. Hate it or not, you know Shippo is right. Do you have any other way that we could find the jewel shards?" Sango added.
Inuyasha hesitated, but replied. "Well... There is one way..."
"What?" Shippo hissed. Kirara woke up with a jolt and meowed quietly.
"I could have Kikyo help us... In finding the rest of the jewel shards..." Inuyasha replied, hesitantly.
"Kikyo?" Miroku, Sango, and Shippo exclaimed. "She was the one that drove Kagome away." Shippo said. "However, Shippo, she could help us," Miroku said. "I agree." Sango commented. Then, all three of them looked at Inuyasha and smiled wide. "Where is she?" They all asked in unison, almost throwing Inuyasha off.
Inuyasha growled and looked at them. "Why should I go get her when you were the ones who practically told me to forget about her?!"
"Because we need to get this done as soon as we can!" They all yelled.
"Fine!" Inuyasha yelled back at them.
Crossing his arms, he stood up, tying his Tetsusaiga to his side. He looked at where Kagome would be sitting, his eyes becoming gentle and caring. Suddenly, he turned and walked off into the shadows of the nightly forest.
Miroku, Sango, and Shippo all looked at each other. Shippo sat up from where he lay and leaned on Sango. He sighed heavily and closed his eyes, letting his fox ears lay back upon his head.
"What's wrong, Shippo?" Miroku asked in a fatherly tone.
"I think Inuyasha misses Kagome," he commented.
"I think he does, too..." Sango added. "I mean... He did seem sad when he looked at the spot where Kagome would normally be. I think he really did love her..."
"Well he should have said something about it before Kagome caught him a year ago... There's no telling where she could be... Odds are, Sesshoumaru or Naraku got to her."
"Don't say that, Miroku," Shippo said.
It had been an hour since Inuyasha was gone. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo all became worried and wondered if anything had happened to Inuyasha. Finally, he showed up, two hours later, next to the clay priestess, known as Kikyo. She, herself, looked the same.
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Kitty-Sama: Everyone's asleep. Shh, don't wake them. *whispering* Um... Sorry that I haven't updated in a good four weeks. I've been busy with school and friends. Plus, I was off the internet for two. Sorry, all. Um... Well... I'll try to update more frequently.
A New Addition
Sesshoumaru's eyes fluttered open. He looked around and he found himself lying down in a cave, with a lit fire. He went to move, but flinched a bit. Then, looked down at where the pain came from, and saw bloodstained bandages wrapped on his wounds. Who did this for him? He went to move, again, but found that he was unable to.
"I would just lay there and rest if I were you," a voice said from the shadows of the cave behind him.
Sesshoumaru just lied there. Then, he closed his eyes and smirked, knowing whose voice that exactly was. However, his mind began to cloud with Kagome's new powers in it, how she had beaten him, and yet, be this nice. He sighed to himself.
Finally, Kagome leaned forward, out of the shadows that danced in the cave, and looked over him. Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and looked up at her. Their eyes met and a sudden wave of some weird energy flowed in both of their bodies. Sesshoumaru broke the contact by closing his eyes, wondering what the feeling was. Kagome shuddered as both of her ears perked. He seemed more generous and unthreatening.
"Why did you bring me here? What are these bandages for?" Sesshoumaru asked in his calm, expressionless tone of voice.
"I brought you here because you were hurt... I don't leave people out in the open when they're hurt. Those bandages are for your wounds, silly!" She giggled at her last sentence.
Sesshoumaru snorted at her generosity, and then looked up at her once again. He was as expressionless as ever. Kagome looked down at him, got the hint, and leaned back into the shadows.
"Why can't I sit up?" He asked.
"Because you'll open your scratches back up, causing you to bleed more. Even as a demon, Sesshoumaru, you still need to give your wounds time to heal."
As stubborn as he was, that youkai sat himself up and turned to her. His back was to the fire, which helped create a shadow upon his forlorn face. Kagome's emerald eyes reflected the luminous glow that came from the tall fire, making them sparkle in the shadows. That made her look beautiful.
"Stubborn..." She snorted at him.
"Where's Sarolta?"
"She went off to go find some food for us. Left us alone."
"What hour of the day is it?"
"Late evening..."
Meanwhile, Inuyasha and the remaining gang are sitting together, around an open fire. Sango was dressed in a new kimono, while Miroku remained looking the same. Kirara was sitting on Sango's shoulder, napping very quietly. Shippo was laying down on a log. He seemed to have grown up a bit - more mature. He was at least five inches taller than before, his long, brown hair was shoulder-length, and he seemed more muscular. Inuyasha, on the contrary, remained the same. However, sadness was seen in his handsome, golden hanyou eyes. All of them missed Kagome.
Sango looked up from the fire and to Inuyasha. She could feel the unhappiness come from him, along with guilt, uncertainty, etc. "What's wrong, Inuyasha?" She asked.
"Feh, nothing." He said, arrogantly.
"There is obviously something wrong with you, Inuyasha," Miroku commented.
"Nothing is wrong!"
"Maybe it's the fact that we've barely found any jewel shards, we all miss Kagome, and we all wonder why he haven't found her yet..." Shippo said, coldly. He still didn't like Inuyasha for what he'd done.
"Grr, don't say her name!" Inuyasha snarled at Shippo.
"We do need some reassurance about finding the rest of the jewel shards, and we do need to find Kagome," Miroku said again.
"He is right, Inuyasha. Hate it or not, you know Shippo is right. Do you have any other way that we could find the jewel shards?" Sango added.
Inuyasha hesitated, but replied. "Well... There is one way..."
"What?" Shippo hissed. Kirara woke up with a jolt and meowed quietly.
"I could have Kikyo help us... In finding the rest of the jewel shards..." Inuyasha replied, hesitantly.
"Kikyo?" Miroku, Sango, and Shippo exclaimed. "She was the one that drove Kagome away." Shippo said. "However, Shippo, she could help us," Miroku said. "I agree." Sango commented. Then, all three of them looked at Inuyasha and smiled wide. "Where is she?" They all asked in unison, almost throwing Inuyasha off.
Inuyasha growled and looked at them. "Why should I go get her when you were the ones who practically told me to forget about her?!"
"Because we need to get this done as soon as we can!" They all yelled.
"Fine!" Inuyasha yelled back at them.
Crossing his arms, he stood up, tying his Tetsusaiga to his side. He looked at where Kagome would be sitting, his eyes becoming gentle and caring. Suddenly, he turned and walked off into the shadows of the nightly forest.
Miroku, Sango, and Shippo all looked at each other. Shippo sat up from where he lay and leaned on Sango. He sighed heavily and closed his eyes, letting his fox ears lay back upon his head.
"What's wrong, Shippo?" Miroku asked in a fatherly tone.
"I think Inuyasha misses Kagome," he commented.
"I think he does, too..." Sango added. "I mean... He did seem sad when he looked at the spot where Kagome would normally be. I think he really did love her..."
"Well he should have said something about it before Kagome caught him a year ago... There's no telling where she could be... Odds are, Sesshoumaru or Naraku got to her."
"Don't say that, Miroku," Shippo said.
It had been an hour since Inuyasha was gone. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo all became worried and wondered if anything had happened to Inuyasha. Finally, he showed up, two hours later, next to the clay priestess, known as Kikyo. She, herself, looked the same.
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Kitty-Sama: Everyone's asleep. Shh, don't wake them. *whispering* Um... Sorry that I haven't updated in a good four weeks. I've been busy with school and friends. Plus, I was off the internet for two. Sorry, all. Um... Well... I'll try to update more frequently.