Disclaimer: I do not nor will ever own Inuyasha. That is Rumiko
Takahashi's job. (Though I wouldn't mind taking that job, ever.^^)
AN: I'm sorry if this chapter isn't really as good as the first one. I'm kinda at a stand still, AKA: writers block. Please don't be mad.
Rured: I apologize for the paragraphs. It was a whole lot nicer before I put it on ff.net. I guess it didn't quite agree with the format.
Mala Valvah: Thank you! Here you go!
Black canary: I updated as fast as I could- just for you^^
Dragon Rae: It is, isn't it? Well, I hope the mischief is to your liking.
Rin: Here it is!
Rogue Falcon: me glad you likey! Enjoy the story!
Yoyogogo: I'm glad you chose this for your first! Hope you like it!
So it Would Seem.
Awkward Situations
Kagome slowly made her way to the kneecap. She prayed that Sesshomaru wouldn't rip her head off once he found out. 'Deep breaths, Kagome, it's up to me to save him, remember?' she thought to herself as she slid her hand farther up the demon lord's leg. ' Boy, if Inuyasha could see me now. . . '
(Back at the Demon Lord of the Southern Land's castle)
You could hear the shouts of Inuyasha and Lord Karniosuke from down the hall. All arrogant demons are alike- always ready to place the blame on anyone but themselves.
"What did you do? That fool-of-a-demon lord has taken my daughter! I will kill you for this, haynou!" the distressed demon exclaimed. There really *was* no reason to have the doors of the study closed. You could clearly hear through the thick, oak doors without pressing your ear to it.
"Me?! Well, one of my friends was taken too! I thought you 'had him under control'? What happened to that bit, hua? Not so high and mighty now, are you." Inuyasha snarled, still bitter about loosing his shard detector. 'Once I find that bastard Sesshomaru, he's gonna wish he were never born!' his thoughts full of contempt.
"Well, you haven't finished your task. You *will* return with my daughter alive, and if you don't, I will hunt you down and kill you myself." The lord replied coldly. His eyes glowing with growing fury. It was insanity! This was the last time he ever put his daughter in the hands of a half-breed and his human friends! 'It really doesn't matter, though, once I get my daughter back, I will kill them all anyway.' He thought menacingly.
(Somewhere in the Forest of the Southern Lands)
Kagome looked at her hand, her eye twitching. '*Well, that wasn't so bad, I guess.*' she thought to herself. Only one more leg to go. Breathing in and out, she scraped the bowl to get enough in her delicate hand. With the feather-light touch of her fingers, she began to apply the goopy antidote to the taiyoukai, waiting for a bright green after affect to signal how far the poison had gotten to, and how far she would have to go to make sure the poison antidote took affect.
"Well, this is great!" she exclaimed, "I'm done feeling Sesshomaru up, and now I can get some sle-" Kagome stopped, looking at his wrist. How could she forget about his wrist?! The poison was probably past his shoulder by now! She gingerly picked up his hand, his long, delicate but strong fingers lightly touching her palm. She couldn't help but lightly blush. He was a lot easer to deal with when he was unconscious. . . too bad he wasn't, though. Too bad Kagome didn't know that, either.
(Sesshomaru's POV)
'I still can't move, I *was* given more than the lethal dose of poison, after all. I should kill this human for touching me in such a way, but the only reason I'm still alive is because of that human. However, I, Sesshomaru, will not admit that to anyone, for only she and I will need to know. I would not want assassins following me with poison spears, even though I could easily dodge them. Damn the fates, and damn that human. If I left her, then I would not be in this position. But, then again, knowing the fates, I would probably, be like this anyway, the only difference is my living-I would no doubt be dead.
My eyelids are still too heavy to lift, but at least I am conscious. As long as she doesn't go past the knee, then I will forgive her, I suppo- oh, my god! What is this human thinking? Well, this is *certainly* past the knee. . . how, awkward. I must control my self from giving a content growl. (AKA: purring^^) For a human, she certainly has a light, soft hand. What am I saying? This is Inuyasha's wench! The one who spoiled my plans with Inuyasha many a time? And yet, why is her touch soothing? I do not understand it. I should feel nothing for this insignificant human.'
(End Sesshomaru's POV)
Kagome was preparing to put the remainder of the antidote on his wrist, when the taiyoukai groaned and his eyelids fluttered open. She gasped in surprise to see him looking at her.
"What are you doing with my hand?" he asked. She looked down to see his hand still in hers. Kagome dropped it immediately as if it were a serpent rather than a hand. He closed his eyes in pain as it hit the ground with a soft '*thud*'
"Oh! I'm so sorry! I forgot that I hadn't put the antidote on yet. . ." Kagome cried, carefully picking up his hand again and placing a dab of the medicine on his infected wrist. She followed the bright green line of poison to the fluff of his shoulder, to see it reappear on his chest.
Before Kagome could even ask him to remove the fluffy thing obscuring the path of the poison, Sesshomaru told her firmly, "No."
"You need it. If you don't get this poison antidote, your arm will have to be cut off! Besides, the poison is spreading. If you don't get this, you won't last the night." She said firmly. Sesshomaru couldn't smell a drop of fear on her. Even so, she was right.
"Why are you so eager to tend to this wound?" he asked, a small smirk playing at his features, "You seem quite enthusiastic, unlike my leg wounds, of which you were appalled. Was it the thought of going up to my thigh that had you this way?" Sesshomaru didn't smile on the outside, but on the inside, he was laughing his head off, sorta. Ahh, but to see the look on Kagome's face, it was priceless!
"Y-you were a-awake?" she asked, her cheeks on fire. 'Oh my god! He was awake! Why do you hate me so, god? Why?! I can't believe I did that while he was conscious! Well this is the last time I ever do something courteous again! Either that, or I'll bash his head again, just for good measure.' Kagome smiles wickedly at the last thought, ' or maybe I'll bash his head and leave him there. . .'
Hearing a weak groan brought her back to reality. Sesshomaru had his eyes closed, his face contorted in pain. She didn't wait for permission to move the fluffy thing from his shoulder, and quickly loosened the sash that held his gi in place. She rolled up his sleeve and applied the medicine to his arm evenly, eventually getting to his chest. The poison had spread even more and was now reaching the place near a human stomach. Kagome slid her petite hand across his smooth, firm chest. She blushed as she reached the beginning of his abs, and stopped.
The only sound you could hear was the hissing of the medicine taking affect on the infected area of his skin, and the extremely fast heart beat of Kagome. Other than that, there was nothing. Not even crickets dared to sing. Kagome's heartbeat was pounding in her ears. She knew Sesshomaru could hear it, but was powerless to stop it. Her mind screamed for her to move her hand from his perfectly sculpted stomach, but it would not budge. She stared into the golden orbs that shined like the moon. *She saved his life, just like he did her. How. . . awkward. This was quite an awkward situation.*
"Okaasan? Did you save Sesshomaru-sama yet? Why is your hand on his stomach? Is it a new game? Can I play too?" Shippo. He was cute, but damn! He was horrible at timing! Sesshomaru looked irritably at the kitsune.
"Yes, I am fine. It is not a game, so you can't play. Now go and protect the princess, lest she be taken by someone." He replied coldly. Shippo looked intimidated for the first part. The last part, however, he understood. Giving a salute that Kagome taught him, he turned on his heels and scampered to the distant tree where the young demoness lay.
Kagome had regained the ability to use her arm again, and it sat obediently in her lap. Sesshomaru slowly turned his head back to the human and stared at her, his expression unreadable. She smiled a little, "Your not bad with kids." She stated simply.
"I have one at home." He replied, his exhaustion taking its toll. Kagome looked at him questionably for a moment, her eyes widened in realization as she remembered the girl- Rin.
"I see, Rin, right? I'm sure she's a fine asset to your home." She said yawning. All of the excitement of the evening winding down.
"Do not make her seem she is a profit for money to be gained." He said quietly, his eyes beginning to droop.
"That isn't what I meant. What I meant was. well, I'm glad that she has a home, and I'm sure she's happy there." she replied, beginning to sway. Kagome felt lightheaded from lack of sleep and lightly groaned as she lost her balance and landed lightly in the fluff that had returned to the taiyoukai's shoulder.
Sesshomaru had neither the energy nor the want to move her. She *had* saved his life, so it was alright to let her stay there for one evening, he supposed.
His eyesight had become blurry and the world around him had begun to spin. He closed his eyes and was swept into a peaceful sleep.
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Hahaha! I'm done with this chapter! This is great! Actually, I got this BLAST of ideas near the middle of the story, so I guess it wasn't all that bad. Don't forget to leave a review. oh, and Amber, Sesshomaru-sama is wearing pants, not a dress, and he isn't gay! *Ahem* anyways. I'm really sorry it took me so long to post this chapter; I know I hate it when it takes a person more than a week to post, and yet, I did the same. I'm sorry- .- And to those who put this on their favorites. you rock. You rock my socks, and that is a lot of rocking coming from me (and now I feel like an idiot, babbling about socks- how odd.) well, I doubt anyone is reading this so, until next time. c'ya^^
AN: I'm sorry if this chapter isn't really as good as the first one. I'm kinda at a stand still, AKA: writers block. Please don't be mad.
Rured: I apologize for the paragraphs. It was a whole lot nicer before I put it on ff.net. I guess it didn't quite agree with the format.
Mala Valvah: Thank you! Here you go!
Black canary: I updated as fast as I could- just for you^^
Dragon Rae: It is, isn't it? Well, I hope the mischief is to your liking.
Rin: Here it is!
Rogue Falcon: me glad you likey! Enjoy the story!
Yoyogogo: I'm glad you chose this for your first! Hope you like it!
So it Would Seem.
Awkward Situations
Kagome slowly made her way to the kneecap. She prayed that Sesshomaru wouldn't rip her head off once he found out. 'Deep breaths, Kagome, it's up to me to save him, remember?' she thought to herself as she slid her hand farther up the demon lord's leg. ' Boy, if Inuyasha could see me now. . . '
(Back at the Demon Lord of the Southern Land's castle)
You could hear the shouts of Inuyasha and Lord Karniosuke from down the hall. All arrogant demons are alike- always ready to place the blame on anyone but themselves.
"What did you do? That fool-of-a-demon lord has taken my daughter! I will kill you for this, haynou!" the distressed demon exclaimed. There really *was* no reason to have the doors of the study closed. You could clearly hear through the thick, oak doors without pressing your ear to it.
"Me?! Well, one of my friends was taken too! I thought you 'had him under control'? What happened to that bit, hua? Not so high and mighty now, are you." Inuyasha snarled, still bitter about loosing his shard detector. 'Once I find that bastard Sesshomaru, he's gonna wish he were never born!' his thoughts full of contempt.
"Well, you haven't finished your task. You *will* return with my daughter alive, and if you don't, I will hunt you down and kill you myself." The lord replied coldly. His eyes glowing with growing fury. It was insanity! This was the last time he ever put his daughter in the hands of a half-breed and his human friends! 'It really doesn't matter, though, once I get my daughter back, I will kill them all anyway.' He thought menacingly.
(Somewhere in the Forest of the Southern Lands)
Kagome looked at her hand, her eye twitching. '*Well, that wasn't so bad, I guess.*' she thought to herself. Only one more leg to go. Breathing in and out, she scraped the bowl to get enough in her delicate hand. With the feather-light touch of her fingers, she began to apply the goopy antidote to the taiyoukai, waiting for a bright green after affect to signal how far the poison had gotten to, and how far she would have to go to make sure the poison antidote took affect.
"Well, this is great!" she exclaimed, "I'm done feeling Sesshomaru up, and now I can get some sle-" Kagome stopped, looking at his wrist. How could she forget about his wrist?! The poison was probably past his shoulder by now! She gingerly picked up his hand, his long, delicate but strong fingers lightly touching her palm. She couldn't help but lightly blush. He was a lot easer to deal with when he was unconscious. . . too bad he wasn't, though. Too bad Kagome didn't know that, either.
(Sesshomaru's POV)
'I still can't move, I *was* given more than the lethal dose of poison, after all. I should kill this human for touching me in such a way, but the only reason I'm still alive is because of that human. However, I, Sesshomaru, will not admit that to anyone, for only she and I will need to know. I would not want assassins following me with poison spears, even though I could easily dodge them. Damn the fates, and damn that human. If I left her, then I would not be in this position. But, then again, knowing the fates, I would probably, be like this anyway, the only difference is my living-I would no doubt be dead.
My eyelids are still too heavy to lift, but at least I am conscious. As long as she doesn't go past the knee, then I will forgive her, I suppo- oh, my god! What is this human thinking? Well, this is *certainly* past the knee. . . how, awkward. I must control my self from giving a content growl. (AKA: purring^^) For a human, she certainly has a light, soft hand. What am I saying? This is Inuyasha's wench! The one who spoiled my plans with Inuyasha many a time? And yet, why is her touch soothing? I do not understand it. I should feel nothing for this insignificant human.'
(End Sesshomaru's POV)
Kagome was preparing to put the remainder of the antidote on his wrist, when the taiyoukai groaned and his eyelids fluttered open. She gasped in surprise to see him looking at her.
"What are you doing with my hand?" he asked. She looked down to see his hand still in hers. Kagome dropped it immediately as if it were a serpent rather than a hand. He closed his eyes in pain as it hit the ground with a soft '*thud*'
"Oh! I'm so sorry! I forgot that I hadn't put the antidote on yet. . ." Kagome cried, carefully picking up his hand again and placing a dab of the medicine on his infected wrist. She followed the bright green line of poison to the fluff of his shoulder, to see it reappear on his chest.
Before Kagome could even ask him to remove the fluffy thing obscuring the path of the poison, Sesshomaru told her firmly, "No."
"You need it. If you don't get this poison antidote, your arm will have to be cut off! Besides, the poison is spreading. If you don't get this, you won't last the night." She said firmly. Sesshomaru couldn't smell a drop of fear on her. Even so, she was right.
"Why are you so eager to tend to this wound?" he asked, a small smirk playing at his features, "You seem quite enthusiastic, unlike my leg wounds, of which you were appalled. Was it the thought of going up to my thigh that had you this way?" Sesshomaru didn't smile on the outside, but on the inside, he was laughing his head off, sorta. Ahh, but to see the look on Kagome's face, it was priceless!
"Y-you were a-awake?" she asked, her cheeks on fire. 'Oh my god! He was awake! Why do you hate me so, god? Why?! I can't believe I did that while he was conscious! Well this is the last time I ever do something courteous again! Either that, or I'll bash his head again, just for good measure.' Kagome smiles wickedly at the last thought, ' or maybe I'll bash his head and leave him there. . .'
Hearing a weak groan brought her back to reality. Sesshomaru had his eyes closed, his face contorted in pain. She didn't wait for permission to move the fluffy thing from his shoulder, and quickly loosened the sash that held his gi in place. She rolled up his sleeve and applied the medicine to his arm evenly, eventually getting to his chest. The poison had spread even more and was now reaching the place near a human stomach. Kagome slid her petite hand across his smooth, firm chest. She blushed as she reached the beginning of his abs, and stopped.
The only sound you could hear was the hissing of the medicine taking affect on the infected area of his skin, and the extremely fast heart beat of Kagome. Other than that, there was nothing. Not even crickets dared to sing. Kagome's heartbeat was pounding in her ears. She knew Sesshomaru could hear it, but was powerless to stop it. Her mind screamed for her to move her hand from his perfectly sculpted stomach, but it would not budge. She stared into the golden orbs that shined like the moon. *She saved his life, just like he did her. How. . . awkward. This was quite an awkward situation.*
"Okaasan? Did you save Sesshomaru-sama yet? Why is your hand on his stomach? Is it a new game? Can I play too?" Shippo. He was cute, but damn! He was horrible at timing! Sesshomaru looked irritably at the kitsune.
"Yes, I am fine. It is not a game, so you can't play. Now go and protect the princess, lest she be taken by someone." He replied coldly. Shippo looked intimidated for the first part. The last part, however, he understood. Giving a salute that Kagome taught him, he turned on his heels and scampered to the distant tree where the young demoness lay.
Kagome had regained the ability to use her arm again, and it sat obediently in her lap. Sesshomaru slowly turned his head back to the human and stared at her, his expression unreadable. She smiled a little, "Your not bad with kids." She stated simply.
"I have one at home." He replied, his exhaustion taking its toll. Kagome looked at him questionably for a moment, her eyes widened in realization as she remembered the girl- Rin.
"I see, Rin, right? I'm sure she's a fine asset to your home." She said yawning. All of the excitement of the evening winding down.
"Do not make her seem she is a profit for money to be gained." He said quietly, his eyes beginning to droop.
"That isn't what I meant. What I meant was. well, I'm glad that she has a home, and I'm sure she's happy there." she replied, beginning to sway. Kagome felt lightheaded from lack of sleep and lightly groaned as she lost her balance and landed lightly in the fluff that had returned to the taiyoukai's shoulder.
Sesshomaru had neither the energy nor the want to move her. She *had* saved his life, so it was alright to let her stay there for one evening, he supposed.
His eyesight had become blurry and the world around him had begun to spin. He closed his eyes and was swept into a peaceful sleep.
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Hahaha! I'm done with this chapter! This is great! Actually, I got this BLAST of ideas near the middle of the story, so I guess it wasn't all that bad. Don't forget to leave a review. oh, and Amber, Sesshomaru-sama is wearing pants, not a dress, and he isn't gay! *Ahem* anyways. I'm really sorry it took me so long to post this chapter; I know I hate it when it takes a person more than a week to post, and yet, I did the same. I'm sorry- .- And to those who put this on their favorites. you rock. You rock my socks, and that is a lot of rocking coming from me (and now I feel like an idiot, babbling about socks- how odd.) well, I doubt anyone is reading this so, until next time. c'ya^^
