Chapter 3 is up now. Hope you like it. R&R.
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Chapter 3
Kagome looked up as Inuyasha walked into Kaede's Hut. He glanced at Koga, who lay beside Kagome, breathing deeply.
"That flea-bitten wolf still hasn't woken up?" he asked.
"Inuyasha." Kagome said, glaring at him. Inuyasha backed down, which surprised Kagome. It was so unlike him. She stood up and went to his side. He looked at her almost without expression as she gazed up at him curiously. "What's wrong?"
He continued to look at her, then sighed and looked away. "Kagome? Can we talk?"
"Sure, Inuyasha." She followed him outside and he led her to his tree. She half expected him to jump into it, but he just turned around and looked at her.
"Jasmine," he said. She looked at him in question. "Jasmine and Sakura Blossoms."
"I don't understa..."
"You asked me earlier what you smelled like. Now I'm telling you!" He saw her go rigid with shock. He would have smiled if not for the fact that he was trying to keep up his "tough guy" routine.
"So..." Her voice was soft, but he heard it as clearly as if she had screamed. "I have a nice smell?"
"Your scent is exhilarating." He looked into her eyes, but he frowned when a shadow passed over them. She took a step back and wrapped her arms around herself. She closed her eyes as she remembered what Sesshomaru had said.
"It is your scent. It is like nothing I have ever experienced before."
Does that mean...he...liked my...no. That is impossible. But... She shivered as she remembered those brief moments when the Youkai Lord had his grip on her wrist. She imagined once again the look of near content on Sesshomaru's face when he began to breathe in her scent.
She snapped back into reality when she heard Inuyasha growl. She looked at him and saw that he was gazing passed her. She followed his gaze.
Koga?
Koga stood just a short distance away, staring at the two of them. A small smile played about his lips.
"My dear Kagome..." he said. "I must thank you for bringing me back to health. However, I must also take you with me. All your abilities are amazing. You would really be useful." He leaped toward her, but Inuyasha grabbed her around the waist and jumped away. Koga had anticipated this, and reached a leg out to trip him. Inuyasha didn't see it until it was too late, and he lost his balance, falling on his face. To keep from landing on top of Kagome, he had pushed her from under him. He immediately regretted it when he saw Koga pick her up and sling her over her shoulder. Inuyasha jumped to his feet and started to run toward them, but he stopped when a very large number of wolves suddenly appeared in front of him.
He reached for Tetsusaiga and let it transform. The wolves growled and crouched to the ground, recognizing the shining blade.
"Feh!" Inuyasha scoffed. "You are a coward, Koga! Face me like a true..."
"Shut up, puppy!" Koga said as Kagome started to thrash about on his shoulder.
"Koga let me go! I'm warning you!" She grabbed his ear and screamed into it. He nearly dropped her with the pain he felt, but he was able to keep his grip.
"Don't do that!" he growled. He looked back at Inuyasha and saw that he was crouching down as if preparing to attack. "Run, my children!" he cried to his wolves as he turned and ran. The wolves turned away and sped after their leader, Inuyasha hot on their trail. He cursed himself out loud for allowing this to happen AGAIN! He growled as he saw the wolves veer off the right. Without thinking, he followed, but then he suddenly stopped.
Kagome's scent... he realized fearfully ...is gone!
"Damn you, Koga!" he cried as he turned back around to pick up her trail again. For some reason, he could find neither Koga's nor Kagome's trails. He growled and ran back to Kaede's village to get the others. At least he knew Koga would not hurt her...but he still feared he might try to...
He shook his head as a growl climbed up his throat. He needed to stop thinking like that.
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Kagome cried out in alarm as Koga jumped into a deep ravine. She had long since given up on screaming for Inuyasha. Koga had obviously planned for this to happen. She had heard him cry out to his wolves when they threw Inuyasha off their trail. Tears were beginning to spring to her eyes. She couldn't take it anymore.
Koga's tail was blowing in the wind behind him, getting into her face and tickling her nose. She reached out and grabbed it, yanking it as hard as she could. He cried out and lost his footing, slipping into the ravine and Kagome knew she would regret her choice to do that. Luckily for her, they were closer to the ground than she had thought. She landed hard on her arm and screamed in agony as it broke. She rose shakily to her feet, looking around wildly for a sign of Koga, but everything was pitch black. She was tempted to cry out for him, but thought better of it. She didn't want him to take her to his den. So she did the only thing she could: she walked slowly, feeling her way around with her usable arm.
After an hour of this, she gave up. She couldn't even see the moon, which meant she must be very far down the ravine. She felt around for a soft spot to lay in, then curled into a ball and fell asleep.
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Sesshomaru looked at the rising sun. He felt content, but there was something in the back of his mind that seemed to eat at his senses. What am I doing? He looked at his hands and saw that he had the red cloth in his hand again. The girl's scent was beginning to weaken, but he kept it, nonetheless. A certain part of him wanted to return it to its rightful owner. He sighed.
He looked up when he felt Rin stir. He looked at her and almost smiled when she leaped to her feet and started stretching. She had requested staying overnight in the flower-covered field and because of the state he was in, he could not refuse. Ever since his run-in with Inuyasha and that girl, he hadn't been able to stop thinking about the miko. He was certain he was going mad.
He suddenly looked up when he smelled a familiar scent on the wind. He went to Rin and picked her up, which caused a squeal of surprise to escape her lips. He covered her mouth gently and carried her to the trees.
"Stay hidden, Rin," He said. She nodded and watched him go back out into the field as the leader of the wolf-demon clan ran into the clearing. Koga stopped, sniffing the air. He turned slowly to see Sesshomaru standing there, watching him with angry eyes.
"What are you doing here?" Koga said, clenching his fists together.
"The last I knew, Koga, I was able to go wherever I wished."
"Well, I am in no mood to battle you!" Koga exclaimed, turning away.
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed on him. "Why not?" He had no wish to fight him now because he knew Rin was watching them from her hiding spot.
"That is none of your business!" Koga whirled around, baring his teeth. Sesshomaru suddenly realized that he was uninjured. The wounds he had received the night before were gone.
"Who has healed you so quickly? Answer me!"
Koga almost quailed under his gaze, and he knew it was to his best interest to answer him.
"Kagome. My dear Kagome..." His voice trailed when he remembered what had happened the night before. He had stolen her from Inuyasha, only to lose her in the ravine. Sesshomaru saw his frightened gaze and took a step toward him, his stomach churning as he suddenly had a feeling something was wrong. Not with Koga, but with Kagome.
"Where is she?" he blurted.
Koga looked at him wildly, raising his fist. "If I knew where she was, do you think I would be helping that mutt find her?"
Sesshomaru blinked. She is lost? The realization hit him hard in the face. He wanted to scream at the wolf demon and his foolish half brother for losing her, but then he froze. Why am I taking such a liking to her? She has attempted to slay me in the past, and here I am worrying about her. AND she is human! What the hell am I doing?
"This does not concern me." he said. Koga looked surprised when he turned away and went into the trees as if he had lost interest. Sesshomaru looked at Rin as he walked by her. "Come, Rin." Rin turned on her heels and followed him quickly.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" she said. "Rin wants to know who that guy was talking about."
"The woman that was with us last night." he answered blankly.
Rin squealed. "Rin heard him say that the woman was gone. Is she lost?"
"Yes, she has lost her way." Which makes me curious as to why Koga would feel so guilty about it. Why had guilt arisen in his voice when he said her name? He looked back at Rin and saw that she was deep in thought, which did not happen very often, so he decided not to ask her if she wanted to accompany him. He already knew the answer anyway.
A breeze began to blow in from the west and Sesshomaru caught a hint of jasmine in it. He froze. Rin did not see him stop and ran straight into his leg. She fell to the ground, then leaped back up and began rubbing her backside.
"OWWW!" she said.
Sesshomaru glanced at her.
"Come, Rin..." he said. "We will find her."
Rin's eyes lit up and she immediately forgot her pain. She ran to him and stepped onto the cloud that was already forming at his feet.
"Yay! Rin and Lord Sesshomaru will find the nice lady." She cried. Sesshomaru patted her on the head without realizing it.
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Kagome awoke with a start. The sun had risen and she found it very difficult to move. She rolled over and cried out as a terrible pain shot up her arm. Then she remembered the previous night. She groaned, but almost cried out when she felt a hand on her back, pushing her down. She started to move again, but she was pushed down again.
"You should not move."
Kagome froze when she heard the voice. There was no emotion in it, but it was soft and smooth. She looked over her shoulder slowly.
"Se...Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru sat beside her on the ground.
"Your arm is broken and you are sick. I sent Rin to get some herbs." He realized that she was still staring at him. "What is wrong with you, girl?"
"No...Nothing." She relaxed back on the ground, a sudden fear gripping her. What is he doing here? Where is Inuyasha and Koga? She turned her head. "You were the last person I expected to find me and help me."
"You expected that Naraku before you expected me?" he asked without expression.
She blinked. She hadn't. The only person she wanted to see was Inuyasha. She shook her head.
"Of course not." she said hotly. Her mind wandered to another subject. Before he could react, she rolled over quickly onto her back, ignoring the sudden pain in her arm.
Sesshomaru blinked. Then he touched her broken arm. "Why did you do that?"
She gazed up at him and glared at him.
"I wanted to look at you."
He stared at her. What does she mean by that? He was about to ask her just that when he heard the soft sound of feet running through the grass at the bottom of the ravine. He looked up and saw Rin, arms full of weeds and some herbs.
"Rin is sorry, Lord Sesshomaru," she whispered, dropping the items on the ground next to him. "Rin didn't know what the pretty lady needed." Her eyes strayed to Kagome and she squealed when she saw that she was awake. "Pretty lady is awake!" She fell to the ground beside her. "Rin is happy."
Kagome smiled warmly at her. This...Rin...reminded her of Shippo. She suddenly frowned when she remembered the others. She looked at Sesshomaru and saw that he had shifted his position and was now leaning against the side of the ravine with one arm dangling over the top of his knee. His other leg was stretched out in front of him. He felt her gaze and glanced at her. She suddenly frowned.
"Sesshomaru, why did you help me?" she asked, looking away from him.
He stared at her, trying to think of something to say. Of course he was not going to tell her that it was because he wanted to smell her scent again. That would change her entire opinion of him. He liked the opinion she had now; it suited him...right? He sighed, which brought Kagome's gaze back to him.
"I wanted to return what I stole from you." He lifted his other hand to show her the red cloth that she always wore with her sailor suit school outfit. She gasped and touched the front of her outfit, searching for the small knot on the front of her shirt. There was nothing. She blushed tremendously when she realized where his hand must have been in order to remove it from her. She wanted to yell at him, but she stopped herself, knowing that his hospitality would probably stop if she were to slap him. Kagome slapping Sesshomaru ...right ...
She decided to stay calm...or try to at least. "Why did you take it?"
He tossed it to her and she looked at it, as if expecting to see it harmed. But it was in perfect condition. It wasn't dirty and there were no rips in the fabric. She looked back up at him and saw that he was watching her. He smiled, and she almost died of shock.
He smiled! she couldn't help thinking. I have never seen him smile before!
He moved closer to her and she froze, her entire body going rigid. He bent over her and closed his eyes as her scent wafted into his nose. She smells so much better her little red cloth, he thought. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a sitting position so he could smell her better. Her eyes were wide with nervousness as he put his face next to hers, smelling her hair and inching closer to the soft skin of her neck.
She couldn't stand it any longer. She began to tremble with fear. She gasped when she felt his lips rub against her neck. She closed her eyes tightly when he put an arm around her waist and pulled her closer. He breathed in her scent, screaming in his mind to stop, but he couldn't. He loved her scent. She didn't try to pull away from him, so she obviously didn't mind...unless she couldn't pull away because she was afraid. His eyes flew open when he thought of this possibility. This hesitation gave him what he needed to stop himself. He let go of her and backed away so he could see the look in her eyes.
As he had thought, she could not move. Her eyes were wide and full of disbelief and fear. Though it was nearly impossible for him to do so, he ignored the look and turned his gaze to Rin, who was staring at him in astonishment.
"Take the herbs and crush them," he said to snap her back into reality.
She jumped in surprise and yelped, "Yes, Lord Sesshomaru!" She ran to the place where she had dropped the herbs and carried them away a short distance where she had spotted a flat rock. He watched her for a little while, and then looked back at Kagome. She met his gaze and he was surprised to see a tear in her eye.
"Why are you crying, miko?" he said.
She looked up at him and brushed the tear away without a word. She wanted to answer him, but she didn't even know why she was crying. The tears had just appeared there as if they had just chosen a time and this was just a coincidence.
"I...I don't..." She didn't finish, for a sudden pain in her chest made her cry out in pain and fall back. Sesshomaru went to her side instantly. He put a hand on her forehead and he knew that her fever was getting worse. He looked over his shoulder.
"Hurry, Rin!" He cried.
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Sorry for the cliffy, but I really need some reviews, too. If you keep torturing me, I'm only going to keep torturing you! Okay, well, R&R. I'll update when I get some reviews, but not till then! I'm warning you!
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Chapter 3
Kagome looked up as Inuyasha walked into Kaede's Hut. He glanced at Koga, who lay beside Kagome, breathing deeply.
"That flea-bitten wolf still hasn't woken up?" he asked.
"Inuyasha." Kagome said, glaring at him. Inuyasha backed down, which surprised Kagome. It was so unlike him. She stood up and went to his side. He looked at her almost without expression as she gazed up at him curiously. "What's wrong?"
He continued to look at her, then sighed and looked away. "Kagome? Can we talk?"
"Sure, Inuyasha." She followed him outside and he led her to his tree. She half expected him to jump into it, but he just turned around and looked at her.
"Jasmine," he said. She looked at him in question. "Jasmine and Sakura Blossoms."
"I don't understa..."
"You asked me earlier what you smelled like. Now I'm telling you!" He saw her go rigid with shock. He would have smiled if not for the fact that he was trying to keep up his "tough guy" routine.
"So..." Her voice was soft, but he heard it as clearly as if she had screamed. "I have a nice smell?"
"Your scent is exhilarating." He looked into her eyes, but he frowned when a shadow passed over them. She took a step back and wrapped her arms around herself. She closed her eyes as she remembered what Sesshomaru had said.
"It is your scent. It is like nothing I have ever experienced before."
Does that mean...he...liked my...no. That is impossible. But... She shivered as she remembered those brief moments when the Youkai Lord had his grip on her wrist. She imagined once again the look of near content on Sesshomaru's face when he began to breathe in her scent.
She snapped back into reality when she heard Inuyasha growl. She looked at him and saw that he was gazing passed her. She followed his gaze.
Koga?
Koga stood just a short distance away, staring at the two of them. A small smile played about his lips.
"My dear Kagome..." he said. "I must thank you for bringing me back to health. However, I must also take you with me. All your abilities are amazing. You would really be useful." He leaped toward her, but Inuyasha grabbed her around the waist and jumped away. Koga had anticipated this, and reached a leg out to trip him. Inuyasha didn't see it until it was too late, and he lost his balance, falling on his face. To keep from landing on top of Kagome, he had pushed her from under him. He immediately regretted it when he saw Koga pick her up and sling her over her shoulder. Inuyasha jumped to his feet and started to run toward them, but he stopped when a very large number of wolves suddenly appeared in front of him.
He reached for Tetsusaiga and let it transform. The wolves growled and crouched to the ground, recognizing the shining blade.
"Feh!" Inuyasha scoffed. "You are a coward, Koga! Face me like a true..."
"Shut up, puppy!" Koga said as Kagome started to thrash about on his shoulder.
"Koga let me go! I'm warning you!" She grabbed his ear and screamed into it. He nearly dropped her with the pain he felt, but he was able to keep his grip.
"Don't do that!" he growled. He looked back at Inuyasha and saw that he was crouching down as if preparing to attack. "Run, my children!" he cried to his wolves as he turned and ran. The wolves turned away and sped after their leader, Inuyasha hot on their trail. He cursed himself out loud for allowing this to happen AGAIN! He growled as he saw the wolves veer off the right. Without thinking, he followed, but then he suddenly stopped.
Kagome's scent... he realized fearfully ...is gone!
"Damn you, Koga!" he cried as he turned back around to pick up her trail again. For some reason, he could find neither Koga's nor Kagome's trails. He growled and ran back to Kaede's village to get the others. At least he knew Koga would not hurt her...but he still feared he might try to...
He shook his head as a growl climbed up his throat. He needed to stop thinking like that.
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Kagome cried out in alarm as Koga jumped into a deep ravine. She had long since given up on screaming for Inuyasha. Koga had obviously planned for this to happen. She had heard him cry out to his wolves when they threw Inuyasha off their trail. Tears were beginning to spring to her eyes. She couldn't take it anymore.
Koga's tail was blowing in the wind behind him, getting into her face and tickling her nose. She reached out and grabbed it, yanking it as hard as she could. He cried out and lost his footing, slipping into the ravine and Kagome knew she would regret her choice to do that. Luckily for her, they were closer to the ground than she had thought. She landed hard on her arm and screamed in agony as it broke. She rose shakily to her feet, looking around wildly for a sign of Koga, but everything was pitch black. She was tempted to cry out for him, but thought better of it. She didn't want him to take her to his den. So she did the only thing she could: she walked slowly, feeling her way around with her usable arm.
After an hour of this, she gave up. She couldn't even see the moon, which meant she must be very far down the ravine. She felt around for a soft spot to lay in, then curled into a ball and fell asleep.
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Sesshomaru looked at the rising sun. He felt content, but there was something in the back of his mind that seemed to eat at his senses. What am I doing? He looked at his hands and saw that he had the red cloth in his hand again. The girl's scent was beginning to weaken, but he kept it, nonetheless. A certain part of him wanted to return it to its rightful owner. He sighed.
He looked up when he felt Rin stir. He looked at her and almost smiled when she leaped to her feet and started stretching. She had requested staying overnight in the flower-covered field and because of the state he was in, he could not refuse. Ever since his run-in with Inuyasha and that girl, he hadn't been able to stop thinking about the miko. He was certain he was going mad.
He suddenly looked up when he smelled a familiar scent on the wind. He went to Rin and picked her up, which caused a squeal of surprise to escape her lips. He covered her mouth gently and carried her to the trees.
"Stay hidden, Rin," He said. She nodded and watched him go back out into the field as the leader of the wolf-demon clan ran into the clearing. Koga stopped, sniffing the air. He turned slowly to see Sesshomaru standing there, watching him with angry eyes.
"What are you doing here?" Koga said, clenching his fists together.
"The last I knew, Koga, I was able to go wherever I wished."
"Well, I am in no mood to battle you!" Koga exclaimed, turning away.
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed on him. "Why not?" He had no wish to fight him now because he knew Rin was watching them from her hiding spot.
"That is none of your business!" Koga whirled around, baring his teeth. Sesshomaru suddenly realized that he was uninjured. The wounds he had received the night before were gone.
"Who has healed you so quickly? Answer me!"
Koga almost quailed under his gaze, and he knew it was to his best interest to answer him.
"Kagome. My dear Kagome..." His voice trailed when he remembered what had happened the night before. He had stolen her from Inuyasha, only to lose her in the ravine. Sesshomaru saw his frightened gaze and took a step toward him, his stomach churning as he suddenly had a feeling something was wrong. Not with Koga, but with Kagome.
"Where is she?" he blurted.
Koga looked at him wildly, raising his fist. "If I knew where she was, do you think I would be helping that mutt find her?"
Sesshomaru blinked. She is lost? The realization hit him hard in the face. He wanted to scream at the wolf demon and his foolish half brother for losing her, but then he froze. Why am I taking such a liking to her? She has attempted to slay me in the past, and here I am worrying about her. AND she is human! What the hell am I doing?
"This does not concern me." he said. Koga looked surprised when he turned away and went into the trees as if he had lost interest. Sesshomaru looked at Rin as he walked by her. "Come, Rin." Rin turned on her heels and followed him quickly.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" she said. "Rin wants to know who that guy was talking about."
"The woman that was with us last night." he answered blankly.
Rin squealed. "Rin heard him say that the woman was gone. Is she lost?"
"Yes, she has lost her way." Which makes me curious as to why Koga would feel so guilty about it. Why had guilt arisen in his voice when he said her name? He looked back at Rin and saw that she was deep in thought, which did not happen very often, so he decided not to ask her if she wanted to accompany him. He already knew the answer anyway.
A breeze began to blow in from the west and Sesshomaru caught a hint of jasmine in it. He froze. Rin did not see him stop and ran straight into his leg. She fell to the ground, then leaped back up and began rubbing her backside.
"OWWW!" she said.
Sesshomaru glanced at her.
"Come, Rin..." he said. "We will find her."
Rin's eyes lit up and she immediately forgot her pain. She ran to him and stepped onto the cloud that was already forming at his feet.
"Yay! Rin and Lord Sesshomaru will find the nice lady." She cried. Sesshomaru patted her on the head without realizing it.
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Kagome awoke with a start. The sun had risen and she found it very difficult to move. She rolled over and cried out as a terrible pain shot up her arm. Then she remembered the previous night. She groaned, but almost cried out when she felt a hand on her back, pushing her down. She started to move again, but she was pushed down again.
"You should not move."
Kagome froze when she heard the voice. There was no emotion in it, but it was soft and smooth. She looked over her shoulder slowly.
"Se...Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru sat beside her on the ground.
"Your arm is broken and you are sick. I sent Rin to get some herbs." He realized that she was still staring at him. "What is wrong with you, girl?"
"No...Nothing." She relaxed back on the ground, a sudden fear gripping her. What is he doing here? Where is Inuyasha and Koga? She turned her head. "You were the last person I expected to find me and help me."
"You expected that Naraku before you expected me?" he asked without expression.
She blinked. She hadn't. The only person she wanted to see was Inuyasha. She shook her head.
"Of course not." she said hotly. Her mind wandered to another subject. Before he could react, she rolled over quickly onto her back, ignoring the sudden pain in her arm.
Sesshomaru blinked. Then he touched her broken arm. "Why did you do that?"
She gazed up at him and glared at him.
"I wanted to look at you."
He stared at her. What does she mean by that? He was about to ask her just that when he heard the soft sound of feet running through the grass at the bottom of the ravine. He looked up and saw Rin, arms full of weeds and some herbs.
"Rin is sorry, Lord Sesshomaru," she whispered, dropping the items on the ground next to him. "Rin didn't know what the pretty lady needed." Her eyes strayed to Kagome and she squealed when she saw that she was awake. "Pretty lady is awake!" She fell to the ground beside her. "Rin is happy."
Kagome smiled warmly at her. This...Rin...reminded her of Shippo. She suddenly frowned when she remembered the others. She looked at Sesshomaru and saw that he had shifted his position and was now leaning against the side of the ravine with one arm dangling over the top of his knee. His other leg was stretched out in front of him. He felt her gaze and glanced at her. She suddenly frowned.
"Sesshomaru, why did you help me?" she asked, looking away from him.
He stared at her, trying to think of something to say. Of course he was not going to tell her that it was because he wanted to smell her scent again. That would change her entire opinion of him. He liked the opinion she had now; it suited him...right? He sighed, which brought Kagome's gaze back to him.
"I wanted to return what I stole from you." He lifted his other hand to show her the red cloth that she always wore with her sailor suit school outfit. She gasped and touched the front of her outfit, searching for the small knot on the front of her shirt. There was nothing. She blushed tremendously when she realized where his hand must have been in order to remove it from her. She wanted to yell at him, but she stopped herself, knowing that his hospitality would probably stop if she were to slap him. Kagome slapping Sesshomaru ...right ...
She decided to stay calm...or try to at least. "Why did you take it?"
He tossed it to her and she looked at it, as if expecting to see it harmed. But it was in perfect condition. It wasn't dirty and there were no rips in the fabric. She looked back up at him and saw that he was watching her. He smiled, and she almost died of shock.
He smiled! she couldn't help thinking. I have never seen him smile before!
He moved closer to her and she froze, her entire body going rigid. He bent over her and closed his eyes as her scent wafted into his nose. She smells so much better her little red cloth, he thought. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a sitting position so he could smell her better. Her eyes were wide with nervousness as he put his face next to hers, smelling her hair and inching closer to the soft skin of her neck.
She couldn't stand it any longer. She began to tremble with fear. She gasped when she felt his lips rub against her neck. She closed her eyes tightly when he put an arm around her waist and pulled her closer. He breathed in her scent, screaming in his mind to stop, but he couldn't. He loved her scent. She didn't try to pull away from him, so she obviously didn't mind...unless she couldn't pull away because she was afraid. His eyes flew open when he thought of this possibility. This hesitation gave him what he needed to stop himself. He let go of her and backed away so he could see the look in her eyes.
As he had thought, she could not move. Her eyes were wide and full of disbelief and fear. Though it was nearly impossible for him to do so, he ignored the look and turned his gaze to Rin, who was staring at him in astonishment.
"Take the herbs and crush them," he said to snap her back into reality.
She jumped in surprise and yelped, "Yes, Lord Sesshomaru!" She ran to the place where she had dropped the herbs and carried them away a short distance where she had spotted a flat rock. He watched her for a little while, and then looked back at Kagome. She met his gaze and he was surprised to see a tear in her eye.
"Why are you crying, miko?" he said.
She looked up at him and brushed the tear away without a word. She wanted to answer him, but she didn't even know why she was crying. The tears had just appeared there as if they had just chosen a time and this was just a coincidence.
"I...I don't..." She didn't finish, for a sudden pain in her chest made her cry out in pain and fall back. Sesshomaru went to her side instantly. He put a hand on her forehead and he knew that her fever was getting worse. He looked over his shoulder.
"Hurry, Rin!" He cried.
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Sorry for the cliffy, but I really need some reviews, too. If you keep torturing me, I'm only going to keep torturing you! Okay, well, R&R. I'll update when I get some reviews, but not till then! I'm warning you!
