Well…no more reviews yet…I SEE HOW IT IS PEOPLE! I'm just kidding ^-^ but a lil more motivation might be inspiring…. just a thought…or more likely a PLEAD.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inu yasha, cuz if I did, I sure as hell would have more reviews -_-
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Sesshomaru wandered through the seemingly endless corridors of his fortress. Kagome had been in her room for almost two days now. She barely ate. Even though she slept often, her sleep was restless and plagued with nightmares. She had barely said a word sense he found her.
He was so deep in his thought he didn't realize where he was going until he found himself in front of her room. He shook his head; this was impossible. Was he actually worried about her?
Just then he heard a blood-curdling scream issue from her chamber. He burst through the door to find a scaled demon with ugly tattered wings grabbing at her through her window. She shrieked as its cold scaly hands grabbed her by the arm and started to pull her out the window. In a flash of white and a slice of green, the demons grip loosened on her wrist and he fell from the window in smoldering pieces. Kagome found herself in his arms. She looked up uncertainly at her savior. He looked back, his face was masked with its normal calm, but deep in his eyes, was that concern she saw reflecting back? He let her go and started towards the window with an annoyed growl. Jaken bustled in and his growl deepened. "My Lord, what is going on? I heard screams!" Sesshomaru was now inspecting the window, unwilling to accept the offending demons presence. He spoke without looking up "It seems we had I an uninvited guest." Jaken sputtered "A demon? HERE? What foolish demon desires its death so that he would bring himself to the most powerful fortress in all of the western lands?" Sesshomaru now turned to Kagome. He said in an almost accusing voice. "That's exactly what I'd like to know." He looked now at were the demon had its grasp and found her hand curled in a ball. So tight was her grip that her knuckles had turned white. Without much thought or care he grabbed her wrist himself and opened her hand with ease. There in her hand sat a small pink orb. It was a pale pink and shimmered in the evening sun. "The Shikon jewel." He now understood. Mindless demons of pure evil hopelessly quested for it. No matter what the circumstance, no matter what the price.
"How can this be?" Jaken was now scuttling around the room, frantically waving his hands in the air as he spoke. "The jewel is almost whole! To achieve this you would have to have the pieces that belonged to Naraku! How did you come to have them?" Sesshomaru's eyes widened slightly. If she had the jewel then Naraku was most certainly dead. Did Inu yasha meet his end in battle to claim them? The questions formed one after the other in his head but Kagome silenced them. "I'm sorry, this jewel, it only brings trouble…I only bring trouble…" Jaken smiled maliciously and made to retort but Sesshomaru froze him with an icy glare. "Jaken, leave us." "But my Lord I-…" "NOW" Jaken squeaked in fear and hurried from the room. He turned back to a quivering Kagome. She had just been reminded of how fearful he could really be. But he was calm now and when he spoke his voice had a serious tone to it "Will you tell me now? What has become of Inu yasha?" Kagome bit her lip to stop it from trembling. She nodded solemnly and moved to sit down in the bed. He stood before her waiting patiently. She took a deep breath and slowly began. "We had finally found Naraku. "Sango, Miroku, Kouga, and Inu yasha; side-by-side they had defeated each of Naraku's incarnations. We had him, I made to fire my bow, and there was Kikyo beside me, doing the same." Sesshomaru looked at her skeptically. "Kikyo, is she not the living corpse of the priestess who bound Inu yasha to that tree all those years ago? I thought she hated you and my half-brother" "She did" Kagome could no longer look at him; instead she studied a tree branch outside. "Naraku was destroyed by our arrows, Inu yasha had the jewel in his hands, and then…then…" The tears spilled down silently. Sesshomaru couldn't ignore it. He fought as hard as he could against the guilt in his heart but he gave up. He sat down beside her with a sigh, but didn't look at her. "It's alright, you don't have to go on." She studied him with teary eyes that sparkled in confused disbelief. It couldn't be; was he comforting her?
She wiped away her tears with the back of her hand and looked to the window once more. The sun was setting and the first stars were beginning to come into view. She looked at him again but he was looking at the floor. His arms were crossed in thought and his face was serious. She glanced down, trying to build up the courage to speak. "Sesshomaru?" he looked up. His golden eyes matched the dying light behind him. "Can we go for a walk?" He looked almost startled by her words. It gave him an uncharacteristically innocent look. She couldn't help but smile gently. "I've been in here for quite a while." She looked down sadly. "I really need to clear my head, a walk would help…if you didn't mind…?" Sesshomaru still bore the look of amazement but he slowly nodded. He rose elegantly to his feet and lead her out of the darkening room. Regaining his composure he tried pathetically to convince himself that this was not what it seemed. His coming was merely for protection. With that jewel in her possession, who knows what kinds of demons she might attract. But why did he need to protect her so? And why did he suddenly feel so happy? He felt his cheeks burn in shame as he realized his own denial. But as he lead her out the door and into the cool night air, he couldn't help but wonder, was this what I was like…to be in love?
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So? Now what? I need sum more reveiws to go on…..or at least a cookie…
I think I'm gonna have some fun with this lil walk ^-~ Oh and Kagoem needs a bath too, HAHAHA don't worry tho, I'm not dirty, but I'll make it fun. PROVIDING I GET SUM DARN REVEIWS!!! hehe