Chapter 2
"Sesshoumaru-sama"
Rin came screaming into the room. She was so happy to see the youkai. He'd been away again. This time he'd only been gone for a week, but it felt so much longer to her.
Sesshoumaru turned around at the shout of his name. He watched the little girl come running into the room and launch herself at his legs. He wished she'd learn to be more careful...and less noisy.
"Rin don't shout."
Rin let go of his leg as her face fell at the sound of his quiet rebuke. She put her head down to stare at her feet in sadness. Then just as quickly she threw her head back and gave him one of her bright smiles and said, "Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama."
"Where is Jaken?" Why is he not with you?"
"Jaken-sama?" She gave a look of innocent puzzlement that only a seven year old could give. Rin giggled then answered his question, "Jaken-sama fall down hill and is trying to come back up."
"You were running through the fields behind the house again weren't you?" He watched her nod happily in agreement. "You also tripped again and would have gone over the edge and down the hill but, Jaken saved you, again, and went down instead, right?" He sighed at another nod of agreement.
Rin giggled and started to run out of the room, but stopped at the quiet sound of his voice.
"Rin."
She turned and smiled up at him. "Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Where are you going?"
"Rin go help Jaken-sama get up hill," she replied.
"Hn." He starred at the human girl then nodded. "No more running by the hill Rin."
Rin looked downcast at this order as she starred back at him. Then in true Rin-form she brightened and smiled her agreement before turning and skipping out of the room.
Sesshoumaru sighed to himself. The girl was forever getting Jaken, his retainer, into some trouble or other. He didn't understand why he kept her with them. She'd been with them for more then two years and he knew that she would stay. She was a part of his world now and he did not stop to think what that meant or if it meant anything at all. His retainer was always complaining about the child whenever he felt safe that he would not be hit for thinking his opinion was welcome. He also noticed that his retainer always protected and watched over the child whether he was told to or not. He didn't stop to wonder if that meant anything either.
Sesshoumaru turned back to gaze out the window at the darkening sky. He'd been back in his own time for two years now and for most of it he'd traveled far and wide to see the world. On and off he'd been gone. Most-times he'd be gone for a few days, sometimes for a few weeks and once he was gone for a few months, but he'd always come back. For some reason he could never be gone from the child very long. This time he'd only been gone a week. Actually only five days. Lately he'd started coming back sooner then when he'd first started going on his journeys.
He'd began going on these journeys a couple a days after the young miko had made the wish to send him back. He was...relieved to be back and see that his Rin was alive. He had to admit to himself that he was glad to be in his own time. He was even glad to see Jaken, which alone told him he must have missed his world more then he knew. It was a shock finding his half-brother Inuyasha was alive. He figured it must have been apart of the miko's wish.
Sesshoumaru had no idea what she said in her wish. All he knew is that one moment the girl, Kagome, was in front of him on her knees bleeding from the wound he inflicted to get the shikon jewel out. Then he'd felt warm soothing feeling all around him. Then a tugging feeling like he was being pulled by some unmistakable force.
When he'd opened his eyes he was standing in the clearing by the mystic well. Next he'd heard Rin scream his name. First he'd believed he was dreaming until he saw Jake coming some distance behind the girl. Then he knew he was home, because there was no way in hell he'd dream of Jaken. Later he'd seen his brother and the other two in that village. They too, were wondering how Inuyasha survived, which confirmed in his mind that Kagome had made it happen.
He was glad of being back, of being whole again, even the arm he'd lost in battle with Inuyasha was back, but within a few days he'd become... restless. He couldn't stop thinking about her or the time he'd spent in her world. Mostly the timed he'd spent with her. After all this time he still could smell her scent. When he shut his eyes her face is what he saw. Those big brown eyes of hers, starring at him. Mocking him. He didn't understand it. He knew he'd grown to like her in a way he didn't think was possible, but he didn't see why he couldn't get her out of his mind. After all the wishes she'd made, he wished she'd made him forget... forget her and her world.
Her world. That was the reason he traveled so much. He still fought the occasional youkai that actually believed it could take him, Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western Lands, and he even saved a few humans and brought a few more back to life with Tensaiga. That too, was her fault he thought. All of it was her fault. Everything he was feeling was because of her.
He'd spent so much time in her world and her family that the humans had begun to amaze him in some ways. Like there will to survive. And not just survive, but thrive as well. Those humans that were so inferior to his kind in so many ways will one day build nations and learn knowledge that was like a magic of its own. While his kind, youkais, would become extinct. They were a dying breed and didn't even know it. For a moment he feared it. He sometimes thought those memories were dreams, but all he had to do was look at his own arm to know it was no dream. So he traveled the world to see it in its entirety the way it is now. That way he could see just how much change there would be.
In some ways the future world was a foolish world. Like the way they placed such a high price on money. It amused and pleased him that he was not completely wrong about the humans. He laughed at the fact that they found so much joy in material wealth. It was why he'd not tried to take Tetsusaiga from Inuyasha since he'd been back. He just didn't feel like having anything in common with the humans right now. Besides there was plenty of time to kill Inuyasha and take the sword. He figured the least he could do is let the hanyou live for a while since the miko went through all the trouble of bringing him back. Why? He didn't know. He wondered if she still loved the hanyou.
He wondered alot about her and he didn't like it. She was forever on his mind. It irritated to no end. He wished she'd had the fore thought to make him forget... to forget it all, her world and her.
At that moment a soft breeze blew through the window lifting his long, silver white hair off his neck and shoulders. On the breeze he could smell her scent. A soft, feminine scent, that belonged only to Kagome. Sesshoumaru knew the scent well he'd smelled it for the last two years. This time it was different though. It was stronger, as if it wasn't just in his memory, but really on the wind.
Just then a sharp feeling went through him. Her aura. He could sense her aura. He knew it was hers for no one else held such a strong power in their spiritual aura. Actually the power he sensed was even stronger then he remembered... much stronger. He narrowed his eyes in concentration. Yes, the aura was definitely Kagome, but the powers he sensed was much stronger. He sensed the Shikon no Tama, but why was that he wondered to himself.
Then the feeling went threw him again, much sharper this time. Then he knew what it meant. He knew with all certainty, but wasn't sure how he felt about it.
"Sesshoumaru-sama", called Jaken worriedly from behind him.
Sesshoumaru tilted his head to look at the sky that had become black with night while he was lost in his own thoughts.
"Sesshoumaru-sama," repeated Jaken. He had felt the strong power as well and was worried at what or who it could be. "Did you feel that Sesshoumaru-sama?"
Then fearing he would be hit for asking such a stupid question hurriedly answered his own question. "Of course you did, of course. If Jaken felt it, Jaken know Sesshoumaru-sama felt too."
"Yes."
Sesshoumaru starred at the sky with unseeing eyes. His mind was somewhere else. Or rather on someone else and what he knew the feeling meant. It meant she'd come back. How? Is what he didn't understand, but one thought remained...
Kagome was back on this side of the well.
"Sesshoumaru-sama"
Rin came screaming into the room. She was so happy to see the youkai. He'd been away again. This time he'd only been gone for a week, but it felt so much longer to her.
Sesshoumaru turned around at the shout of his name. He watched the little girl come running into the room and launch herself at his legs. He wished she'd learn to be more careful...and less noisy.
"Rin don't shout."
Rin let go of his leg as her face fell at the sound of his quiet rebuke. She put her head down to stare at her feet in sadness. Then just as quickly she threw her head back and gave him one of her bright smiles and said, "Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama."
"Where is Jaken?" Why is he not with you?"
"Jaken-sama?" She gave a look of innocent puzzlement that only a seven year old could give. Rin giggled then answered his question, "Jaken-sama fall down hill and is trying to come back up."
"You were running through the fields behind the house again weren't you?" He watched her nod happily in agreement. "You also tripped again and would have gone over the edge and down the hill but, Jaken saved you, again, and went down instead, right?" He sighed at another nod of agreement.
Rin giggled and started to run out of the room, but stopped at the quiet sound of his voice.
"Rin."
She turned and smiled up at him. "Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Where are you going?"
"Rin go help Jaken-sama get up hill," she replied.
"Hn." He starred at the human girl then nodded. "No more running by the hill Rin."
Rin looked downcast at this order as she starred back at him. Then in true Rin-form she brightened and smiled her agreement before turning and skipping out of the room.
Sesshoumaru sighed to himself. The girl was forever getting Jaken, his retainer, into some trouble or other. He didn't understand why he kept her with them. She'd been with them for more then two years and he knew that she would stay. She was a part of his world now and he did not stop to think what that meant or if it meant anything at all. His retainer was always complaining about the child whenever he felt safe that he would not be hit for thinking his opinion was welcome. He also noticed that his retainer always protected and watched over the child whether he was told to or not. He didn't stop to wonder if that meant anything either.
Sesshoumaru turned back to gaze out the window at the darkening sky. He'd been back in his own time for two years now and for most of it he'd traveled far and wide to see the world. On and off he'd been gone. Most-times he'd be gone for a few days, sometimes for a few weeks and once he was gone for a few months, but he'd always come back. For some reason he could never be gone from the child very long. This time he'd only been gone a week. Actually only five days. Lately he'd started coming back sooner then when he'd first started going on his journeys.
He'd began going on these journeys a couple a days after the young miko had made the wish to send him back. He was...relieved to be back and see that his Rin was alive. He had to admit to himself that he was glad to be in his own time. He was even glad to see Jaken, which alone told him he must have missed his world more then he knew. It was a shock finding his half-brother Inuyasha was alive. He figured it must have been apart of the miko's wish.
Sesshoumaru had no idea what she said in her wish. All he knew is that one moment the girl, Kagome, was in front of him on her knees bleeding from the wound he inflicted to get the shikon jewel out. Then he'd felt warm soothing feeling all around him. Then a tugging feeling like he was being pulled by some unmistakable force.
When he'd opened his eyes he was standing in the clearing by the mystic well. Next he'd heard Rin scream his name. First he'd believed he was dreaming until he saw Jake coming some distance behind the girl. Then he knew he was home, because there was no way in hell he'd dream of Jaken. Later he'd seen his brother and the other two in that village. They too, were wondering how Inuyasha survived, which confirmed in his mind that Kagome had made it happen.
He was glad of being back, of being whole again, even the arm he'd lost in battle with Inuyasha was back, but within a few days he'd become... restless. He couldn't stop thinking about her or the time he'd spent in her world. Mostly the timed he'd spent with her. After all this time he still could smell her scent. When he shut his eyes her face is what he saw. Those big brown eyes of hers, starring at him. Mocking him. He didn't understand it. He knew he'd grown to like her in a way he didn't think was possible, but he didn't see why he couldn't get her out of his mind. After all the wishes she'd made, he wished she'd made him forget... forget her and her world.
Her world. That was the reason he traveled so much. He still fought the occasional youkai that actually believed it could take him, Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western Lands, and he even saved a few humans and brought a few more back to life with Tensaiga. That too, was her fault he thought. All of it was her fault. Everything he was feeling was because of her.
He'd spent so much time in her world and her family that the humans had begun to amaze him in some ways. Like there will to survive. And not just survive, but thrive as well. Those humans that were so inferior to his kind in so many ways will one day build nations and learn knowledge that was like a magic of its own. While his kind, youkais, would become extinct. They were a dying breed and didn't even know it. For a moment he feared it. He sometimes thought those memories were dreams, but all he had to do was look at his own arm to know it was no dream. So he traveled the world to see it in its entirety the way it is now. That way he could see just how much change there would be.
In some ways the future world was a foolish world. Like the way they placed such a high price on money. It amused and pleased him that he was not completely wrong about the humans. He laughed at the fact that they found so much joy in material wealth. It was why he'd not tried to take Tetsusaiga from Inuyasha since he'd been back. He just didn't feel like having anything in common with the humans right now. Besides there was plenty of time to kill Inuyasha and take the sword. He figured the least he could do is let the hanyou live for a while since the miko went through all the trouble of bringing him back. Why? He didn't know. He wondered if she still loved the hanyou.
He wondered alot about her and he didn't like it. She was forever on his mind. It irritated to no end. He wished she'd had the fore thought to make him forget... to forget it all, her world and her.
At that moment a soft breeze blew through the window lifting his long, silver white hair off his neck and shoulders. On the breeze he could smell her scent. A soft, feminine scent, that belonged only to Kagome. Sesshoumaru knew the scent well he'd smelled it for the last two years. This time it was different though. It was stronger, as if it wasn't just in his memory, but really on the wind.
Just then a sharp feeling went through him. Her aura. He could sense her aura. He knew it was hers for no one else held such a strong power in their spiritual aura. Actually the power he sensed was even stronger then he remembered... much stronger. He narrowed his eyes in concentration. Yes, the aura was definitely Kagome, but the powers he sensed was much stronger. He sensed the Shikon no Tama, but why was that he wondered to himself.
Then the feeling went threw him again, much sharper this time. Then he knew what it meant. He knew with all certainty, but wasn't sure how he felt about it.
"Sesshoumaru-sama", called Jaken worriedly from behind him.
Sesshoumaru tilted his head to look at the sky that had become black with night while he was lost in his own thoughts.
"Sesshoumaru-sama," repeated Jaken. He had felt the strong power as well and was worried at what or who it could be. "Did you feel that Sesshoumaru-sama?"
Then fearing he would be hit for asking such a stupid question hurriedly answered his own question. "Of course you did, of course. If Jaken felt it, Jaken know Sesshoumaru-sama felt too."
"Yes."
Sesshoumaru starred at the sky with unseeing eyes. His mind was somewhere else. Or rather on someone else and what he knew the feeling meant. It meant she'd come back. How? Is what he didn't understand, but one thought remained...
Kagome was back on this side of the well.