Chapter 5
And You Called Me By My Name...
'Minerva...' Sesshomarou said quietly, glancing down to the sleeping girl. She'd stayed up all night bandaging his wounds after stealing some from a nearby village. He'd protested, but then given in so she'd leave him be.
She'd then fallen asleep curled up, her head on his lap. When she only stirred slightly, he spoke her name a bit louder. Her eyes fluttered open
and she sat up, yawning. 'Yeah?' she inquired groggily.
'... Thank you.' he murmured, eyes narrowing slightly. She blinked, then smiled and nodded. 'No problem... Well, I'm gonna go find something to eat
at that village. Are you hungry?' she asked quietly. 'I don't need your
food.' he said calmly, shaking his head. She frowned for a moment, then
nodded and wandered into the trees. 'Lord Sesshomarou... I mean no
disrespect, but I fear that girl has feelings for you.' Jahken said
timidly. 'And what if she does? Is not usual for a human to give their heart away easily?' asked Sesshomarou in a menacing voice. Jaken cowered
then, nodding. 'Well, yes, of course. But you let her indulge these feelings.' Jahken said quietly. 'Are you suggesting something?' Sesshomarou
said in a voice that was near a snarl.
'Hey! I found plenty of food! Stupid people had it set out!' she laughed,
returning with two loafs of bread and a few apples. She sank down,
displaying the food and watching Jahken shakily take a bit of bread and
scamper away. 'Did I miss something?' she asked quietly. 'No.', was his stiff reply as he watched her eat. Once full, she set the rest aside and
leaned towards him. 'How are you feeling?' she asked quietly, placing a hand on his arm. '... Better. I didn't need all these bandages.' he said
firmly. 'You were bleeding everywhere.' she retorted. 'I see this.' he murmured, trailing the back of his fingers down her bloodstained cheek. She
pulled back and shrugged. 'No big deal.' she murmured.
'Jahken. Leave us.' Sesshomarou said suddenly. Jahken frowned, but did as he was told. 'Why'd you send him away?' she asked quizzically, blinking. 'I wish to speak with you alone.' he said simply. 'About what?' she sighed, leaning back. 'You. Perhaps you and me... What do you feel right now?' he
asked quietly. She laughed, though she was blushing also. 'I want to go
home.' she murmured, eyes lowering to the ground. 'Then I will get you
there.' he said quietly, though this obviously wasn't the answer he desired. 'How?' she asked timidly. 'However I can.' was his simple reply.
'Tell me one thing.' he said after a moment, pausing. 'I have not known you very long, and our... relationship has not been pleasant...' he murmured, glancing to her for a reaction. She simply smiled in an almost apologetic way. 'Do you know what I am?' he asked quietly. She shook her head, looking
a bit nervous. 'I am a demon. Does this cause you discomfort?' he asked calmly. Her eyes widened and she slid back a bit, unaware of the pain this
caused to him. 'A demon? ... I wasn't expecting that...' she murmured, looking down. He did not reply, simply gazed out through the trees. After a
moment, her delicious scent became slightly more apparent as she slid nearer him again and wrapped her arms about his. 'Oh well. As long as you
don't go physco on my like you did earlier.' she said cheerfully.
He nodded, actually smiling faintly. 'Promise?' she asked with an amused voice. 'I promise, Minerva.' he said quietly. She didn't realize it then,
but that was the first time he'd called her by her name...
~
'You lied!' Inuyasha growled, eyes flashing at Kagome. 'So what?' she
snapped back, hands clenching into fists. 'You were going to kill
Sesshomarou when that girl obviously cared about him! That's just
heartless!' Kagome added in anger. 'So? She's stupid for getting any feelings for him, and she can die and rot in hell with him for all I care.' he snapped. 'Didn't you see her?! She came from my time!' Kagome yelled,
glaring. Inuyasha fell silent, looking away.
'I wonder how she got here? The Shikon Jewel is the only known way to pass
between your world and this one.' Miroku murmured, thinking out loud. 'Well, maybe she has a shard unknowingly.' Sango suggested, blinking. '... Perhaps. But I still don't see how that could be...' Kagome murmured, lips
pursing. 'Maybe we should return. Find this girl.' Miroku said quietly. 'From the looks of it, Sesshomarou would never let us take her.' Sango said
with an amused expression. 'The great Lord Sesshomarou. Attached to a human.' Miroku chuckled. 'Maybe he's just trying to find out how she got here as well...' Kagome said quietly. 'Or maybe he's just trying to use her as a whore.' Inuyasha sneered. 'I don't think so... If that were the case, don't you think he wouldn't have cared about you shaking her like that?'
Miroku said quietly.
'Whatever. I don't care. Let's just go.' Inuyasha growled. 'Inuyasha. We could learn something from that girl...' Sango said in an urging tone. 'I
don't care! We need the Shikon Jewel. Nothing more.' Inuyasha snapped,
beginning to walk. The others followed in silence.
And You Called Me By My Name...
'Minerva...' Sesshomarou said quietly, glancing down to the sleeping girl. She'd stayed up all night bandaging his wounds after stealing some from a nearby village. He'd protested, but then given in so she'd leave him be.
She'd then fallen asleep curled up, her head on his lap. When she only stirred slightly, he spoke her name a bit louder. Her eyes fluttered open
and she sat up, yawning. 'Yeah?' she inquired groggily.
'... Thank you.' he murmured, eyes narrowing slightly. She blinked, then smiled and nodded. 'No problem... Well, I'm gonna go find something to eat
at that village. Are you hungry?' she asked quietly. 'I don't need your
food.' he said calmly, shaking his head. She frowned for a moment, then
nodded and wandered into the trees. 'Lord Sesshomarou... I mean no
disrespect, but I fear that girl has feelings for you.' Jahken said
timidly. 'And what if she does? Is not usual for a human to give their heart away easily?' asked Sesshomarou in a menacing voice. Jaken cowered
then, nodding. 'Well, yes, of course. But you let her indulge these feelings.' Jahken said quietly. 'Are you suggesting something?' Sesshomarou
said in a voice that was near a snarl.
'Hey! I found plenty of food! Stupid people had it set out!' she laughed,
returning with two loafs of bread and a few apples. She sank down,
displaying the food and watching Jahken shakily take a bit of bread and
scamper away. 'Did I miss something?' she asked quietly. 'No.', was his stiff reply as he watched her eat. Once full, she set the rest aside and
leaned towards him. 'How are you feeling?' she asked quietly, placing a hand on his arm. '... Better. I didn't need all these bandages.' he said
firmly. 'You were bleeding everywhere.' she retorted. 'I see this.' he murmured, trailing the back of his fingers down her bloodstained cheek. She
pulled back and shrugged. 'No big deal.' she murmured.
'Jahken. Leave us.' Sesshomarou said suddenly. Jahken frowned, but did as he was told. 'Why'd you send him away?' she asked quizzically, blinking. 'I wish to speak with you alone.' he said simply. 'About what?' she sighed, leaning back. 'You. Perhaps you and me... What do you feel right now?' he
asked quietly. She laughed, though she was blushing also. 'I want to go
home.' she murmured, eyes lowering to the ground. 'Then I will get you
there.' he said quietly, though this obviously wasn't the answer he desired. 'How?' she asked timidly. 'However I can.' was his simple reply.
'Tell me one thing.' he said after a moment, pausing. 'I have not known you very long, and our... relationship has not been pleasant...' he murmured, glancing to her for a reaction. She simply smiled in an almost apologetic way. 'Do you know what I am?' he asked quietly. She shook her head, looking
a bit nervous. 'I am a demon. Does this cause you discomfort?' he asked calmly. Her eyes widened and she slid back a bit, unaware of the pain this
caused to him. 'A demon? ... I wasn't expecting that...' she murmured, looking down. He did not reply, simply gazed out through the trees. After a
moment, her delicious scent became slightly more apparent as she slid nearer him again and wrapped her arms about his. 'Oh well. As long as you
don't go physco on my like you did earlier.' she said cheerfully.
He nodded, actually smiling faintly. 'Promise?' she asked with an amused voice. 'I promise, Minerva.' he said quietly. She didn't realize it then,
but that was the first time he'd called her by her name...
~
'You lied!' Inuyasha growled, eyes flashing at Kagome. 'So what?' she
snapped back, hands clenching into fists. 'You were going to kill
Sesshomarou when that girl obviously cared about him! That's just
heartless!' Kagome added in anger. 'So? She's stupid for getting any feelings for him, and she can die and rot in hell with him for all I care.' he snapped. 'Didn't you see her?! She came from my time!' Kagome yelled,
glaring. Inuyasha fell silent, looking away.
'I wonder how she got here? The Shikon Jewel is the only known way to pass
between your world and this one.' Miroku murmured, thinking out loud. 'Well, maybe she has a shard unknowingly.' Sango suggested, blinking. '... Perhaps. But I still don't see how that could be...' Kagome murmured, lips
pursing. 'Maybe we should return. Find this girl.' Miroku said quietly. 'From the looks of it, Sesshomarou would never let us take her.' Sango said
with an amused expression. 'The great Lord Sesshomarou. Attached to a human.' Miroku chuckled. 'Maybe he's just trying to find out how she got here as well...' Kagome said quietly. 'Or maybe he's just trying to use her as a whore.' Inuyasha sneered. 'I don't think so... If that were the case, don't you think he wouldn't have cared about you shaking her like that?'
Miroku said quietly.
'Whatever. I don't care. Let's just go.' Inuyasha growled. 'Inuyasha. We could learn something from that girl...' Sango said in an urging tone. 'I
don't care! We need the Shikon Jewel. Nothing more.' Inuyasha snapped,
beginning to walk. The others followed in silence.