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AN: I am going to try to get this posted before the end of the week. I actually brainstormed on paper this time! I hope that speeds up the writing process somewhat. Well, all in all; read, enjoy, and review! (I'm stressing on the review portion, I really like reviews, they brighten my day, and school usually sucks ass so I need as much brightening as I can get. Besides, if you all grace me with your wonderful reviews, then, being on cloud 9- I will probably want to write, and I'm sure all of you want that so. . .review, review, review!! ^^)
And now it is time to thank all of my reviewers, so, here it goes!^^
Black canary: I'm glad you liked it! I hope you like this one, too.
Aira^o^: you see, that wasn't so long of a wait! I hope you like it.
Rin: Ta da! You see. . . more! (Yay!^^)
Yette: I'm quite glad you like it, enjoy!
Goth with a Glave: Amber! Thanks for reviewing! I know you like those 'gay' ffs, so it is a surprise you even bothered to read this one! (Just kidding^^) any ways, I hope you continue reading and whenever I put up a new chapter, I'm not going to IM you until you leave a review! (Heehee) =^.^= look! Kitty!!
So it Would Seem.
My Own Worst Enemy
Sesshomaru felt horrible. It wasn't like him. Demons rarely slept, and when they did, it was usually an enjoyable one. He looked irritably to his right, to see a sleeping Kagome snuggling into *his* tail! Now the human stench would never come out!
'What is this? A human, next to me?' he thought incredulously. Sesshomaru quickly recalled the events that had transpired. 'What was I thinking? Surely the poison had gotten to my head. I should have broken her neck for pulling something like that.'
Kagome woke up and slowly stretched, letting her shirt lazily creep up past her belly button. What a weird dream! Something about Sesshomaru and poison and him picking her up and abs? What? *sigh* what an odd thing to dream about. Well, she had certainly slept well. It was like sleeping on a cloud, or something.
"Inuyasha! Why didn't you wake me up?" Kagome said though a yawn. "You better not go near my backpack! We all know what happened last time you tried to make yourself ramen." She softly giggled at that thought. It was as simple as boiling water, literally. Unfortunately, Inuyasha isn't good at that and became impatient with the water and kicked the kettle, burning his foot and showering himself with nearly boiling water. After that, he was not aloud to go near her backpack, unless instructed by Kagome herself.
Sesshomaru nearly snorted. How naïve, she still didn't realize that Inuyasha was nearly 40 miles away. "Who are you talking to?" he snapped. "Can you not see that he is not here? Fool." Sesshomaru saw her blush a deep crimson. Mumbling under her breath. He heard it clearly though. "So. . . it wasn't a dream. How embarrassing." She had said.
"Um. . . do you want any breakfast or something?" she asked timidly. He turned his head to face her, one delicate eyebrow slightly arched.
"I do not eat human food." He said plainly.
"Well, sorry for asking!" she huffed.
He was about to reply when he heard something- the guards. They were closing in at an alarming speed. Sesshomaru picked Kagome up and ran with his godlike speed for about 4 seconds before feeling a searing pain in his legs. ' I have to make it to the cave. It should be somewhere close to here.' he thought. It was then that Sesshomaru saw a small cave opening ahead. With new hope, he bared the growing burning sensation in his legs. He collapsed on his hands and knees once they reached the cave opening, Kagome lying on her back, her body pinned down by his. Her delicate frame was being straddled by the taiyoukai, her legs squeezed between his. At the moment, she wasn't worried about their indecent position.
"Sesshomaru! You shouldn't use your legs like that! They're still healing!" she said, worry etched on her face. Her eyes suddenly widened. 'Oh my god! What am I doing like this?!' she could feel her skirt rising *way* to far up her thigh. Kagome looked up, her nose a mere inch away from Sesshomaru's. a few stray strands of his pearly white hair framing his face and resting on Kagome's cheeks.
"I think they're this way!" called a guard just beyond the forest line. Kagome gasped. 'So that's why he was in such a hurry!' she thought. Sesshomaru lifted up his right arm, allowing her to leave the contours of his body. Once she was out, he slowly stood up and roughly grabbed her wrist while walking into the cave.
He pushed her to the wall and took his position behind her. It was the only blind spot he could think of at the moment, and he was going to take full advantage of it. Their sent was getting stronger. Kagome seemed to know that Sesshomaru was trying to hide them from sight. 'but aren't they demons? Wont they be able to smell us?' she thought.
"Sesshomaru, they should be ab-" she began to say but was cut off by Sesshomaru clasping his had over her mouth and bringing her into his chest. Her shoulder blade digging painfully into the front part of his armor. She arched her back, trying to free herself from that damned hunk of metal. Her squirming caused Sesshomaru to hold on tighter, but not before moving her slightly to the right, where she was embraced by a soft, fluffy cushion.
She stopped squirming, one of Sesshomauru's arms holding Kagome to him by her waist, the other still securely over her mouth. As they stood in the quiet of the cave, they could hear the guards closing in quickly.
"He's close! Remember, don't let him pass the border!" one of them yelled.
'What? we're close to the border? Is it the border to the east or to the west?' Kagome though as she stood there, leaning into Sesshomaru.
"Into the cave! If you find Sesshomaru, kill him! Then take the demoness!" the same demon guard yelled.
Kagome suddenly turned to face Sesshomaru. She lightly moved her hands up to his hand and moving just enough to see her mouth. She had tears in her eyes as she silently mouthed two words: "the pups" How could he have forgotten? What was it about her that did this to him? He was usually three steps ahead of the enemy. Now he was only working with his last minute impulses. Mental slap. Shippo was there. It would no doubt mix up the scents. He was certain that the guards wouldn't think of him leaving Karniosuke's daughter in the hands of a kitsune pup. They would no doubt leave them alone. He had to tell Kagome that it was alright, but how?
He slowly leaned down to her ear, and whispered, "Shippo will mix up the scent. They're both alright" he stayed there a second longer, his warm breath tickling her ear. She looked up at him questionably, the tears still in her eyes, but at least she understood. Satisfied, he stood straight and continued to stare at the cave opening. He was certain the guards heard him, yet they still hadn't come.
He let go of Kagome's waist and readied himself for whatever might come. After five seconds, and realizing that nothing was coming, he dropped his hold on Kagome all together and began to walk to the edge of the cave, duly noting that Kagome was following him. He turned to face her, his eyes daring her to take another step. She looked up at him defiantly.
"I *am* doing." She whispered stubbornly.
"No. You will stay here." He replied, there was no room in his tone for discussion. There really was no reason to whisper anymore, for either something scared them off, or they knew he was in there and just waiting for him to come out. Sesshomaru would not be beaten so easily, though. If the guards were still could easily slash their throats. Actually, without his god-like speed, I might be more of a challenge. No matter, they would be disposed one way or another. He began to walk to again and like before, heard the '*crunch*' of gravel behind him.
He sighed and looked to her, "Stay." He commanded. 'Why do I care if she goes or not? If she dies, it is not my problem.' He thought.
"Woman, if you want a premature death, be my guest." He said as he continued to walk out of the cave.
"Woman?! My name's Kagome!" she yelled as she began to run to Sesshomaru. She reached behind her to be greeted with nothing. 'I forgot! I left my backpack at the Lord of the Southern Land's castle!' she thought. While in her muses, she tripped over a particularly large stone. Giving an 'eep!' of surprise, she caught the attention of the taiyoukai, who turned to see her falling. Taking two steps towards her, he caught her with outstretched arms bringing her into his chest.
"If you can't walk out of the cave without hurting yourself, then I cannot wait to see how you fare *outside* of it. Worthless human." He said quietly, letting go of her and turning to face the opening of the cave once again.
He sniffed the air. The guards were defiantly gone, their fear still hung thickly in the air. Another sniff told him that the things he requested were here. Humph. They were late.
"Human, go get your pup. Bring the demoness as well." He said over his shoulder casually, as he walked out of the cave.
'Worthless! I'm. . . worthless. He's right, I can't do anything! Even with my miko powers, I'm nothing.' She thought as she silently obeyed, walking to the camp sight to see a big rock with a fluffy tail.
"Come on Shippo, Let's go." She said quietly.
"Okaa-san? What's wrong? Where are we-" he stopped as an extremely large shadow engulfed them.
"You ask too many questions." called Sesshomaru. Kagome turned around to be greeted by one of Ah-un's legs. Over whelmed, she fell on her butt and looked dumbly up at the descending Sesshomaru. He looked down at her, some of his hair swirling in the wind that had picked up.
"Sesshomaru-sama! You are here! Rin is so happy!" squealed a girl. And with lightning-fast speed, she zoomed to his side, hugging his leg affectionately. He looked down at her and lightly patted her head.
Rin looked up at him and smiled brightly. She suddenly looked over to Kagome and smiled even brighter. "Sesshomaru-sama! Is this going to be my nee-chan? I have waited so long! Oh, thank you, Sesshomaru-sama! She jumped over to Kagome and gave her a big hug.
"Stop, Rin. This is Kagome." Sesshomaru told her in his normal, expressionless voice.
Rin did as she was told, not moving at all. "So, this is not Rin's nee-chan?" she asked.
"No." he said. Kagome was lost. Had Rin really waited a long time to have a motherly companion? That was so sweet. She wouldn't mind taking care of her for the time being. It might be fun!
"I wouldn't mind being your Nee-chan, Rin. I guess I could do it for a little while." Kagome replied brightly. She saw Rin's eyes light up with glee, and was pushed to the ground with a fierce hug from Rin. Shippo not wanting to be left out decided to hug his okaa-san as well. Sesshomaru looked down at her, scowling. 'I told her no. Is Kagome *trying* to make a fool of me?' Sesshomaru thought angrily.
"Rin. Get on Ah-un with Shippo and the demoness." Sesshomaru told her. Rin bowed and ran to Shippo, taking his hand in hers and ran to the large demon. She stopped suddenly and turned to face Kagome and Sesshomaru, her brow furrowed in concentration as she struggled to remember something she forgot. She suddenly smiled as she told Shippo to stay there while she got something. She quickly ran back to Kagome, holding out her hands and smiling sweetly. Kagome giggled and bent down to pick up the small demon. She carefully put her in Rin's arms and ruffled her hair.
"Go on, now, Rin. Shippo is waiting for you." She said motherly as Rin nodded her head enthusiastically and turned to walk slowly to Shippo, looking at her feet and then the baby to make sure nothing happened to her. She wanted to show her nee-chan that she was responsible.
Once Rin was out of earshot, Sesshomaru turned to face Kagome fiercely. "What were you thinking, saying something like that to her? Especially if I said no." he growled. Kagome turned away from the children boarding Ah-un. She looked up at him for a moment before giving a small smile. This caught him by surprise. 'Why in the seven hells is she smiling?' he thought.
"Sesshomaru, I may not have very much strength here," she said as she pointed to one of her arms, "but I do have strength here." She pointed to her heart. He had no idea what she was getting at, so remained silent, a sign to continue. "I know that I don't have some strong, magical sword and my arrows aren't the best, but I still have my haven. Do you know where that is?" she paused, but not long enough for him to answer. " My haven is my heart, and my memories. So, sometimes when I don't like all the violence, or feel insecure, I will go there- into the contours of my heart and mind. My impulses are dictated by what goes on inside there." He continued to stare at her. Why was she telling him this? "I told Rin that, only because everyone needs to have a haven as well. When you are a child, it is difficult to have a haven that you cannot see. You may not want to have a place filled with memories if all the memories you have are sad ones. She might need a person like me who knows the emotions that she has. Perhaps all she needs is a person who can relate to her. I may not be her mother, but I can still try." She told him. "So that means I am not worthless, either." Kagome's smile widened a bit as she stared into the never-ending golden orbs that shined like the harvest moon.
Sesshomaru stared at her, trying to comprehend all of what she told him. That was very bold of her, speaking in such a manner-and to him! The Great Demon Lord of the Western Lands! She continued to stare at him. He took a deep breath, preparing to grab her neck and squeeze until he heard the 'snap' of her neck breaking, but stopped. In the deep breath he took, more than half of it was filled with the scent that was Kagome. He hadn't noticed it before, but it was quite nice. In fact, almost intoxicating. He was tempted to take another swallow of her scent but stopped. Mental slap.
'What are you thinking? She is a human, beneath me. I cannot allow her to do any more damage to my life. Now Rin thinks that she will stay with us. How will I tell her that she is most certainly not?' he thought.
Kagome was satisfied with the way she talked to him. She could tell her was deep in thought. She turned her head and began to walk away when she was stopped by Sesshomaru's hand. It firmly met with her cheek and she staggered for a few steps. She could feel it pulsing. It felt like I was on fire.
"Never speak to me like that again, human." He spat. She quickly turned to face him, her eyes full of rage. How dare he? He was the most arrogant demon she had ever met! '*Never speak to me that way again*? That was bullshit! Before she could even blink, another painful slap was administered on her other cheek.
"And never look at me that way again, either." He said in his emotionless voice. Kagome gave a groan of pain as her knees buckled and she fell to the ground. From the position she was in, it looked as if she were bowing to him, her eyes hidden behind her ebony locks. She slowly reached up to touch one of her cheeks. They burned to the touch. She felt light headed and began to sway.
'No! Stay awake! Don't give him the satisfaction of knowing he won. C'mon, Kagome, stay awake! You have to-' she fell to the ground, unconscious. Sesshomaru was going to leave her, but thought better of it, knowing that her kit and Rin were awaiting her return. He slung her carelessly over his shoulder.
"Oh, god dammit, Sesshomaru." She moaned as she woke up. He stopped and dropped her to the ground; her poor rear was beginning to get sore.
"Get up, human." He replied and stood there less than patiently awaiting her stand.
"You really weren't thinking, were you Sesshomaru. How do you think the children will react to this?!" she yelled. It hurt to do that, her head still spinning from getting slapped so hard.
He looked at her, almost smiling. It was simple, really, "You will not tell them. I know that while your respect towards me may be less than perfect, you would not want to trouble Rin. Much less your kit, so I am not worried." He said coldly, gracefully moving around her and continued to move towards Ah-un.
He was quite satisfied with himself. He should have done that a lot sooner. Now maybe she will know her place. Little did he know that the young woman that was standing behind him had a vow right then and there to befriend the very taiyoukai that had slapped her that evening. She would make sure to do it, even if it took her one hundred years.
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*sigh* well, chapter 3, folks. I'm sorry about the Sesshomaru-slapping- kagome-to-the-extent-of-making-her-unconscious part. I thought Sesshomaru was getting *way* too OOC. It was disturbing. Anyways. happy birthday, Amber^^ we all love you! Say happy birthday to Amber, readers! (happy birthday!) ok, now that that is over, I would like to tell you all that this week is parent teacher conference, so while that is the omen for being grounded, I will be getting home at 1:30 and will have a hell of a lot more free time, so I'm guessing that I'll be able to post sooner. (I hope. . . U_U;) anyways. . . I hope you liked this one. Oh! I NEED YOUR HELP! Please leave a name idea for the young demoness. Kagome is going to name her and I don't have a clue of what that would be. So if you could leave a name with your review, that would be great.^^ (That means that you have to leave a review!)
AN: I am going to try to get this posted before the end of the week. I actually brainstormed on paper this time! I hope that speeds up the writing process somewhat. Well, all in all; read, enjoy, and review! (I'm stressing on the review portion, I really like reviews, they brighten my day, and school usually sucks ass so I need as much brightening as I can get. Besides, if you all grace me with your wonderful reviews, then, being on cloud 9- I will probably want to write, and I'm sure all of you want that so. . .review, review, review!! ^^)
And now it is time to thank all of my reviewers, so, here it goes!^^
Black canary: I'm glad you liked it! I hope you like this one, too.
Aira^o^: you see, that wasn't so long of a wait! I hope you like it.
Rin: Ta da! You see. . . more! (Yay!^^)
Yette: I'm quite glad you like it, enjoy!
Goth with a Glave: Amber! Thanks for reviewing! I know you like those 'gay' ffs, so it is a surprise you even bothered to read this one! (Just kidding^^) any ways, I hope you continue reading and whenever I put up a new chapter, I'm not going to IM you until you leave a review! (Heehee) =^.^= look! Kitty!!
So it Would Seem.
My Own Worst Enemy
Sesshomaru felt horrible. It wasn't like him. Demons rarely slept, and when they did, it was usually an enjoyable one. He looked irritably to his right, to see a sleeping Kagome snuggling into *his* tail! Now the human stench would never come out!
'What is this? A human, next to me?' he thought incredulously. Sesshomaru quickly recalled the events that had transpired. 'What was I thinking? Surely the poison had gotten to my head. I should have broken her neck for pulling something like that.'
Kagome woke up and slowly stretched, letting her shirt lazily creep up past her belly button. What a weird dream! Something about Sesshomaru and poison and him picking her up and abs? What? *sigh* what an odd thing to dream about. Well, she had certainly slept well. It was like sleeping on a cloud, or something.
"Inuyasha! Why didn't you wake me up?" Kagome said though a yawn. "You better not go near my backpack! We all know what happened last time you tried to make yourself ramen." She softly giggled at that thought. It was as simple as boiling water, literally. Unfortunately, Inuyasha isn't good at that and became impatient with the water and kicked the kettle, burning his foot and showering himself with nearly boiling water. After that, he was not aloud to go near her backpack, unless instructed by Kagome herself.
Sesshomaru nearly snorted. How naïve, she still didn't realize that Inuyasha was nearly 40 miles away. "Who are you talking to?" he snapped. "Can you not see that he is not here? Fool." Sesshomaru saw her blush a deep crimson. Mumbling under her breath. He heard it clearly though. "So. . . it wasn't a dream. How embarrassing." She had said.
"Um. . . do you want any breakfast or something?" she asked timidly. He turned his head to face her, one delicate eyebrow slightly arched.
"I do not eat human food." He said plainly.
"Well, sorry for asking!" she huffed.
He was about to reply when he heard something- the guards. They were closing in at an alarming speed. Sesshomaru picked Kagome up and ran with his godlike speed for about 4 seconds before feeling a searing pain in his legs. ' I have to make it to the cave. It should be somewhere close to here.' he thought. It was then that Sesshomaru saw a small cave opening ahead. With new hope, he bared the growing burning sensation in his legs. He collapsed on his hands and knees once they reached the cave opening, Kagome lying on her back, her body pinned down by his. Her delicate frame was being straddled by the taiyoukai, her legs squeezed between his. At the moment, she wasn't worried about their indecent position.
"Sesshomaru! You shouldn't use your legs like that! They're still healing!" she said, worry etched on her face. Her eyes suddenly widened. 'Oh my god! What am I doing like this?!' she could feel her skirt rising *way* to far up her thigh. Kagome looked up, her nose a mere inch away from Sesshomaru's. a few stray strands of his pearly white hair framing his face and resting on Kagome's cheeks.
"I think they're this way!" called a guard just beyond the forest line. Kagome gasped. 'So that's why he was in such a hurry!' she thought. Sesshomaru lifted up his right arm, allowing her to leave the contours of his body. Once she was out, he slowly stood up and roughly grabbed her wrist while walking into the cave.
He pushed her to the wall and took his position behind her. It was the only blind spot he could think of at the moment, and he was going to take full advantage of it. Their sent was getting stronger. Kagome seemed to know that Sesshomaru was trying to hide them from sight. 'but aren't they demons? Wont they be able to smell us?' she thought.
"Sesshomaru, they should be ab-" she began to say but was cut off by Sesshomaru clasping his had over her mouth and bringing her into his chest. Her shoulder blade digging painfully into the front part of his armor. She arched her back, trying to free herself from that damned hunk of metal. Her squirming caused Sesshomaru to hold on tighter, but not before moving her slightly to the right, where she was embraced by a soft, fluffy cushion.
She stopped squirming, one of Sesshomauru's arms holding Kagome to him by her waist, the other still securely over her mouth. As they stood in the quiet of the cave, they could hear the guards closing in quickly.
"He's close! Remember, don't let him pass the border!" one of them yelled.
'What? we're close to the border? Is it the border to the east or to the west?' Kagome though as she stood there, leaning into Sesshomaru.
"Into the cave! If you find Sesshomaru, kill him! Then take the demoness!" the same demon guard yelled.
Kagome suddenly turned to face Sesshomaru. She lightly moved her hands up to his hand and moving just enough to see her mouth. She had tears in her eyes as she silently mouthed two words: "the pups" How could he have forgotten? What was it about her that did this to him? He was usually three steps ahead of the enemy. Now he was only working with his last minute impulses. Mental slap. Shippo was there. It would no doubt mix up the scents. He was certain that the guards wouldn't think of him leaving Karniosuke's daughter in the hands of a kitsune pup. They would no doubt leave them alone. He had to tell Kagome that it was alright, but how?
He slowly leaned down to her ear, and whispered, "Shippo will mix up the scent. They're both alright" he stayed there a second longer, his warm breath tickling her ear. She looked up at him questionably, the tears still in her eyes, but at least she understood. Satisfied, he stood straight and continued to stare at the cave opening. He was certain the guards heard him, yet they still hadn't come.
He let go of Kagome's waist and readied himself for whatever might come. After five seconds, and realizing that nothing was coming, he dropped his hold on Kagome all together and began to walk to the edge of the cave, duly noting that Kagome was following him. He turned to face her, his eyes daring her to take another step. She looked up at him defiantly.
"I *am* doing." She whispered stubbornly.
"No. You will stay here." He replied, there was no room in his tone for discussion. There really was no reason to whisper anymore, for either something scared them off, or they knew he was in there and just waiting for him to come out. Sesshomaru would not be beaten so easily, though. If the guards were still could easily slash their throats. Actually, without his god-like speed, I might be more of a challenge. No matter, they would be disposed one way or another. He began to walk to again and like before, heard the '*crunch*' of gravel behind him.
He sighed and looked to her, "Stay." He commanded. 'Why do I care if she goes or not? If she dies, it is not my problem.' He thought.
"Woman, if you want a premature death, be my guest." He said as he continued to walk out of the cave.
"Woman?! My name's Kagome!" she yelled as she began to run to Sesshomaru. She reached behind her to be greeted with nothing. 'I forgot! I left my backpack at the Lord of the Southern Land's castle!' she thought. While in her muses, she tripped over a particularly large stone. Giving an 'eep!' of surprise, she caught the attention of the taiyoukai, who turned to see her falling. Taking two steps towards her, he caught her with outstretched arms bringing her into his chest.
"If you can't walk out of the cave without hurting yourself, then I cannot wait to see how you fare *outside* of it. Worthless human." He said quietly, letting go of her and turning to face the opening of the cave once again.
He sniffed the air. The guards were defiantly gone, their fear still hung thickly in the air. Another sniff told him that the things he requested were here. Humph. They were late.
"Human, go get your pup. Bring the demoness as well." He said over his shoulder casually, as he walked out of the cave.
'Worthless! I'm. . . worthless. He's right, I can't do anything! Even with my miko powers, I'm nothing.' She thought as she silently obeyed, walking to the camp sight to see a big rock with a fluffy tail.
"Come on Shippo, Let's go." She said quietly.
"Okaa-san? What's wrong? Where are we-" he stopped as an extremely large shadow engulfed them.
"You ask too many questions." called Sesshomaru. Kagome turned around to be greeted by one of Ah-un's legs. Over whelmed, she fell on her butt and looked dumbly up at the descending Sesshomaru. He looked down at her, some of his hair swirling in the wind that had picked up.
"Sesshomaru-sama! You are here! Rin is so happy!" squealed a girl. And with lightning-fast speed, she zoomed to his side, hugging his leg affectionately. He looked down at her and lightly patted her head.
Rin looked up at him and smiled brightly. She suddenly looked over to Kagome and smiled even brighter. "Sesshomaru-sama! Is this going to be my nee-chan? I have waited so long! Oh, thank you, Sesshomaru-sama! She jumped over to Kagome and gave her a big hug.
"Stop, Rin. This is Kagome." Sesshomaru told her in his normal, expressionless voice.
Rin did as she was told, not moving at all. "So, this is not Rin's nee-chan?" she asked.
"No." he said. Kagome was lost. Had Rin really waited a long time to have a motherly companion? That was so sweet. She wouldn't mind taking care of her for the time being. It might be fun!
"I wouldn't mind being your Nee-chan, Rin. I guess I could do it for a little while." Kagome replied brightly. She saw Rin's eyes light up with glee, and was pushed to the ground with a fierce hug from Rin. Shippo not wanting to be left out decided to hug his okaa-san as well. Sesshomaru looked down at her, scowling. 'I told her no. Is Kagome *trying* to make a fool of me?' Sesshomaru thought angrily.
"Rin. Get on Ah-un with Shippo and the demoness." Sesshomaru told her. Rin bowed and ran to Shippo, taking his hand in hers and ran to the large demon. She stopped suddenly and turned to face Kagome and Sesshomaru, her brow furrowed in concentration as she struggled to remember something she forgot. She suddenly smiled as she told Shippo to stay there while she got something. She quickly ran back to Kagome, holding out her hands and smiling sweetly. Kagome giggled and bent down to pick up the small demon. She carefully put her in Rin's arms and ruffled her hair.
"Go on, now, Rin. Shippo is waiting for you." She said motherly as Rin nodded her head enthusiastically and turned to walk slowly to Shippo, looking at her feet and then the baby to make sure nothing happened to her. She wanted to show her nee-chan that she was responsible.
Once Rin was out of earshot, Sesshomaru turned to face Kagome fiercely. "What were you thinking, saying something like that to her? Especially if I said no." he growled. Kagome turned away from the children boarding Ah-un. She looked up at him for a moment before giving a small smile. This caught him by surprise. 'Why in the seven hells is she smiling?' he thought.
"Sesshomaru, I may not have very much strength here," she said as she pointed to one of her arms, "but I do have strength here." She pointed to her heart. He had no idea what she was getting at, so remained silent, a sign to continue. "I know that I don't have some strong, magical sword and my arrows aren't the best, but I still have my haven. Do you know where that is?" she paused, but not long enough for him to answer. " My haven is my heart, and my memories. So, sometimes when I don't like all the violence, or feel insecure, I will go there- into the contours of my heart and mind. My impulses are dictated by what goes on inside there." He continued to stare at her. Why was she telling him this? "I told Rin that, only because everyone needs to have a haven as well. When you are a child, it is difficult to have a haven that you cannot see. You may not want to have a place filled with memories if all the memories you have are sad ones. She might need a person like me who knows the emotions that she has. Perhaps all she needs is a person who can relate to her. I may not be her mother, but I can still try." She told him. "So that means I am not worthless, either." Kagome's smile widened a bit as she stared into the never-ending golden orbs that shined like the harvest moon.
Sesshomaru stared at her, trying to comprehend all of what she told him. That was very bold of her, speaking in such a manner-and to him! The Great Demon Lord of the Western Lands! She continued to stare at him. He took a deep breath, preparing to grab her neck and squeeze until he heard the 'snap' of her neck breaking, but stopped. In the deep breath he took, more than half of it was filled with the scent that was Kagome. He hadn't noticed it before, but it was quite nice. In fact, almost intoxicating. He was tempted to take another swallow of her scent but stopped. Mental slap.
'What are you thinking? She is a human, beneath me. I cannot allow her to do any more damage to my life. Now Rin thinks that she will stay with us. How will I tell her that she is most certainly not?' he thought.
Kagome was satisfied with the way she talked to him. She could tell her was deep in thought. She turned her head and began to walk away when she was stopped by Sesshomaru's hand. It firmly met with her cheek and she staggered for a few steps. She could feel it pulsing. It felt like I was on fire.
"Never speak to me like that again, human." He spat. She quickly turned to face him, her eyes full of rage. How dare he? He was the most arrogant demon she had ever met! '*Never speak to me that way again*? That was bullshit! Before she could even blink, another painful slap was administered on her other cheek.
"And never look at me that way again, either." He said in his emotionless voice. Kagome gave a groan of pain as her knees buckled and she fell to the ground. From the position she was in, it looked as if she were bowing to him, her eyes hidden behind her ebony locks. She slowly reached up to touch one of her cheeks. They burned to the touch. She felt light headed and began to sway.
'No! Stay awake! Don't give him the satisfaction of knowing he won. C'mon, Kagome, stay awake! You have to-' she fell to the ground, unconscious. Sesshomaru was going to leave her, but thought better of it, knowing that her kit and Rin were awaiting her return. He slung her carelessly over his shoulder.
"Oh, god dammit, Sesshomaru." She moaned as she woke up. He stopped and dropped her to the ground; her poor rear was beginning to get sore.
"Get up, human." He replied and stood there less than patiently awaiting her stand.
"You really weren't thinking, were you Sesshomaru. How do you think the children will react to this?!" she yelled. It hurt to do that, her head still spinning from getting slapped so hard.
He looked at her, almost smiling. It was simple, really, "You will not tell them. I know that while your respect towards me may be less than perfect, you would not want to trouble Rin. Much less your kit, so I am not worried." He said coldly, gracefully moving around her and continued to move towards Ah-un.
He was quite satisfied with himself. He should have done that a lot sooner. Now maybe she will know her place. Little did he know that the young woman that was standing behind him had a vow right then and there to befriend the very taiyoukai that had slapped her that evening. She would make sure to do it, even if it took her one hundred years.
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*sigh* well, chapter 3, folks. I'm sorry about the Sesshomaru-slapping- kagome-to-the-extent-of-making-her-unconscious part. I thought Sesshomaru was getting *way* too OOC. It was disturbing. Anyways. happy birthday, Amber^^ we all love you! Say happy birthday to Amber, readers! (happy birthday!) ok, now that that is over, I would like to tell you all that this week is parent teacher conference, so while that is the omen for being grounded, I will be getting home at 1:30 and will have a hell of a lot more free time, so I'm guessing that I'll be able to post sooner. (I hope. . . U_U;) anyways. . . I hope you liked this one. Oh! I NEED YOUR HELP! Please leave a name idea for the young demoness. Kagome is going to name her and I don't have a clue of what that would be. So if you could leave a name with your review, that would be great.^^ (That means that you have to leave a review!)
