Chapter 2
Be My Kagome...
She turned quickly, scrambling back through the tall grasses. Her jaw hung
open slightly as she stared at the man before her. He was tall, and extremely pale. His features were beautiful, feminine but he was definitely a male. His silver hair whisked along behind him in the wind like a banner,
his golden eyes focused blankly on her. She noted how emotionless he
seemed, how placid he looked. A pelt was tossed over one shoulder, a strange metal device upon the other. He was garbed in what, to her, looked
to be a white kimono.
His eyes twitched ever so slightly narrower, his eyebrows following the
slightest. 'Speak, human.' he said coldly. She noted the toad thing shivering behind the man's legs. She suddenly hated that thing for bringing this man to her. No matter how attractive, she was terrified of him by the simple way he held himself. But those claws and the sword did help add to
her terror. 'I... I didn't do anything... He scared me!' she exclaimed,
trembling beneath his gaze like a puppy being scolded by its master.
'I see... Jahken. Were you telling lies?' the man asked blandly, looking to the toad thing, which shivered. 'No! She really did fall out of a portal!' it cried in its nasal voice. 'Which of you is speaking the truth, then?' he inquired. Minerva hesitantly stood, shaking her head. 'I... I did fall from
a portal... But I didn't mean to frighten him! I'm very sorry!' she stammered. Her eyes widened as he stepped towards her, their bodies far too
close for comfort.
'You smell like a human.' he said after a moment. 'I am human...' she murmured, looking down. 'Then how, pray tell, did you summon the portal? No lying.' he inquired, placing one of his claws against her neck. She gulped,
shaking her head. 'I don't know! I just touched this jewel and all of a sudden I was here!' she cried in one breath, trembling. 'I see... Perhaps she has abilities like Kagome... Jahken! What do you think?' he asked in a tone that hinted he didn't really care what Jahken had to say. 'That is a
very good suggestion, Lord Sesshomarou!' the toad exclaimed.
'You. You will be my Kagome for now. You must have some powers in you.' this Sesshomarou said to her firmly. 'I don't understand...' she said in fright. What was he going to do to her? 'You will.' was his simple reply, before he began walking. She stood where she was, blinking. 'Come, girl.' he called over his shoulder. 'I don't want to go with you!' she yelled, suddenly angry. He frowned, then walked back to her. Out of nowhere, a chain was tied about her waist and he began pulling her along.
'Let go of me!' she yelled angrily, trying to pull the chain from his grasp. No luck, however. This man was amazingly strong. 'Be quiet. Now, tell me your name.' he said quietly, pulling her up to walk almost beside him, though she was a few steps behind. '...Minerva.' she said grudgingly. Great. Now she was kidnapped by some freak in, apparently, the past. And she had no idea how to get home...
~
After walking for what seemed a whole day, the man stopped, noting the fact she was barely able to walk. 'We will stop here.' he said coolly, moving to seat himself in a small clearing among the trees. 'Isn't there somewhere more... comfortable we can sleep?' Minerva inquired nervously, looking around. 'This will do.' he said in a firm voice, eyes narrowing slightly. 'Well, where am I supposed to sleep?' she said in an irritated voice. 'On the ground.' She glared, then sank onto the ground where she was, legs crossed and arms folded. They stared at each other for a long while, Jahken looking nervously between them.
'Get some sleep. You will need your energy for tomorrow's walk.' Sesshomarou said after a while. 'I'm cold.' she said stubbornly. He waved a hand at her, shaking his head. 'Then curl up with Jahken if you wish to be warm. I do not care.' he said coldly, closing his eyes and sinking back against the tree behind him. She huffed, looking around, then curled up on the ground.
Just then, as the silence settled in, so did the realization of her predicament. She may never go home again. She may never see Joey, or Lezime, or any of her other friends again. She could never flunk another math test, listen to another song her mother hated. She was stuck there, it seemed, and all of a sudden she began to cry. 'What are you crying about?' asked the man after a moment, sounding neither irritated nor caring. 'I want to go home.' she cried, shivering slightly. He did not respond for a long time, simply watched her cry, before he used the chain to pull her nearer him.
'Stop it. You'll never get any sleep if you don't.' he said simply, looking away as he put an arm about her shoulders. He was surprisingly warm, compared to his cold personality. She'd somehow thought even is skin would offer no warmth. Hesitantly she curled up against him, but she was unable to fall asleep. Who could? She was snuggling with some strange man and she was stuck in god knew where. But she somehow felt comforted there, in his
arms like that...
Be My Kagome...
She turned quickly, scrambling back through the tall grasses. Her jaw hung
open slightly as she stared at the man before her. He was tall, and extremely pale. His features were beautiful, feminine but he was definitely a male. His silver hair whisked along behind him in the wind like a banner,
his golden eyes focused blankly on her. She noted how emotionless he
seemed, how placid he looked. A pelt was tossed over one shoulder, a strange metal device upon the other. He was garbed in what, to her, looked
to be a white kimono.
His eyes twitched ever so slightly narrower, his eyebrows following the
slightest. 'Speak, human.' he said coldly. She noted the toad thing shivering behind the man's legs. She suddenly hated that thing for bringing this man to her. No matter how attractive, she was terrified of him by the simple way he held himself. But those claws and the sword did help add to
her terror. 'I... I didn't do anything... He scared me!' she exclaimed,
trembling beneath his gaze like a puppy being scolded by its master.
'I see... Jahken. Were you telling lies?' the man asked blandly, looking to the toad thing, which shivered. 'No! She really did fall out of a portal!' it cried in its nasal voice. 'Which of you is speaking the truth, then?' he inquired. Minerva hesitantly stood, shaking her head. 'I... I did fall from
a portal... But I didn't mean to frighten him! I'm very sorry!' she stammered. Her eyes widened as he stepped towards her, their bodies far too
close for comfort.
'You smell like a human.' he said after a moment. 'I am human...' she murmured, looking down. 'Then how, pray tell, did you summon the portal? No lying.' he inquired, placing one of his claws against her neck. She gulped,
shaking her head. 'I don't know! I just touched this jewel and all of a sudden I was here!' she cried in one breath, trembling. 'I see... Perhaps she has abilities like Kagome... Jahken! What do you think?' he asked in a tone that hinted he didn't really care what Jahken had to say. 'That is a
very good suggestion, Lord Sesshomarou!' the toad exclaimed.
'You. You will be my Kagome for now. You must have some powers in you.' this Sesshomarou said to her firmly. 'I don't understand...' she said in fright. What was he going to do to her? 'You will.' was his simple reply, before he began walking. She stood where she was, blinking. 'Come, girl.' he called over his shoulder. 'I don't want to go with you!' she yelled, suddenly angry. He frowned, then walked back to her. Out of nowhere, a chain was tied about her waist and he began pulling her along.
'Let go of me!' she yelled angrily, trying to pull the chain from his grasp. No luck, however. This man was amazingly strong. 'Be quiet. Now, tell me your name.' he said quietly, pulling her up to walk almost beside him, though she was a few steps behind. '...Minerva.' she said grudgingly. Great. Now she was kidnapped by some freak in, apparently, the past. And she had no idea how to get home...
~
After walking for what seemed a whole day, the man stopped, noting the fact she was barely able to walk. 'We will stop here.' he said coolly, moving to seat himself in a small clearing among the trees. 'Isn't there somewhere more... comfortable we can sleep?' Minerva inquired nervously, looking around. 'This will do.' he said in a firm voice, eyes narrowing slightly. 'Well, where am I supposed to sleep?' she said in an irritated voice. 'On the ground.' She glared, then sank onto the ground where she was, legs crossed and arms folded. They stared at each other for a long while, Jahken looking nervously between them.
'Get some sleep. You will need your energy for tomorrow's walk.' Sesshomarou said after a while. 'I'm cold.' she said stubbornly. He waved a hand at her, shaking his head. 'Then curl up with Jahken if you wish to be warm. I do not care.' he said coldly, closing his eyes and sinking back against the tree behind him. She huffed, looking around, then curled up on the ground.
Just then, as the silence settled in, so did the realization of her predicament. She may never go home again. She may never see Joey, or Lezime, or any of her other friends again. She could never flunk another math test, listen to another song her mother hated. She was stuck there, it seemed, and all of a sudden she began to cry. 'What are you crying about?' asked the man after a moment, sounding neither irritated nor caring. 'I want to go home.' she cried, shivering slightly. He did not respond for a long time, simply watched her cry, before he used the chain to pull her nearer him.
'Stop it. You'll never get any sleep if you don't.' he said simply, looking away as he put an arm about her shoulders. He was surprisingly warm, compared to his cold personality. She'd somehow thought even is skin would offer no warmth. Hesitantly she curled up against him, but she was unable to fall asleep. Who could? She was snuggling with some strange man and she was stuck in god knew where. But she somehow felt comforted there, in his
arms like that...