I'm doing Chapter six now! Prepare for a long chapter, runs around shuffling papers. Oh, and on Chapter Five, I redid the spacing and such. --U Sorry about that -
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"Sesshomaru? Where are you?" Sango yelled, clenching her fist as she walked into the cave. It had been awhile since she had seen him, and he might have thought she didn't want to see him.
Silence answered her call, yet she kept walking toward the back of the cave.
The only sound she heard was the steady dripping of water somewhere to her far left. Walking to the small room Rin was in she noticed some new drawings on the walls. It was of a little stick figure with black hair and a pink and white kimono with a green skirt. She was hugging her arms around a taller stick person with long silver hair. A shorter figure with black hair and a green figure stood below with little hearts above everyone's head.
Smiling Sango felt tears come to her eyes. She burst out of the cave calling Sesshomaru's name, wishing he would come for her.
"Sango-chan! Sango!" A small voice cried to Sango from somewhere below. Feeling free spirited she jumped off of the ledge, jumping on her knees onto the ground. She rolled to break the long fall.
"Rin? Where are you?" Running through the forest, Sango called out Rin's name, wishing the girl would call to her again.
"Over here!"
Turning she saw Rin, standing by a tree in her orange and white dress, a big grin strung across her little face. Jaken was staring into the water, trying to catch a fish that just kept slipping away from him. Sesshomaru was sitting on a rock, looking at Jaken with annoyance. When Sango approached he turned, and smiled warmly at her.
Standing up he walked over to her, clasping her hands in his. "I told Rin to be looking for you. She is all well, all thanks to your magical voice."
Blushing Sango leaned forward to hug Sesshomaru's chest. He smiled and kissed her hair gently.
"Thank you Sesshomaru."
"Mom! Can I call you Mom?" Rin tugged on the bottom of Sango's kimono, staring up at her with bright eyes.
"Uh…" Sango blushed deeper. "Yes, you can." She smiled at the little girl who hugged her leg tightly.
"Thank you, Sango." Sesshomaru then leaned down and kissed Sango on the lips, much to her surprise. She tensed for a second, and then relaxed, kissing him back.
Rin giggled and released Sango's leg, running over to Jaken, staring back at Sesshomaru and Sango. Watching Jaken try and catch the fish she giggled childish laughter at his predicament. Then the fish swam away yet again.
"No! I have been trying so hard!" Jaken screamed, clutching the little hat on his head.
"Why don't you make a net Jaken-sama?" Rin asked, rocking back and forth on her heels.
"Yes, good idea! You come and help me Rin." With that the two walked into the forest in search of sticks and moss to stretch a net together for one measly fish.
"We're alone." Sesshomaru leaned Sango back, wrapping his arms around her lower back, touching her sides.
Blushing Sango reached a hand up to Sesshomaru's face, touching it slowly, admiring how smooth it was.
The kiss became more passionate as Sango moved her hand to his hair, stroking the long silky silver locks all the way down his back.
"Kagome…" Inuyasha leaned over her, poking her cheek with a stick slightly, smiling when she tried to brush it off.
"Leave me alone Inuyasha. I'm still mad you didn't tell me the truth from the beginning."
Narrowing his eyes at a passing bird Inuyasha looked at Kagome squarely in the face, staring into her eyes with his. "You would have been mad to find out Sango had been taken, and I couldn't retrieve her at first."
"Well I wouldn't so mad if you hadn't lied to me! And you're darn right I would have sat you!"
"Kagome, calm down. I'm sorry, but please don't say the word." Inuyasha laid his hands on her shoulders.
"What word Inuyasha?" Her eyebrows twisted together, glaring at him.
"You know what word!" Annoyance entered the tone of Kagome's voice, making Inuyasha tense a bit in fear that Kagome would actually say the word.
"Oh yes I do. You mean SIT don't you?" Angrily Kagome stood up, shaking Inuyasha off as he slammed face first into the dirt. Storming off to the river she clenched her fists at her side.
Picking his self up off the ground Inuyasha tried to follow her. "Kagome? I'm sorry Kagome!" He ran after her, apologizing all the way over there.
"Why don't you just apologize to Sango, Miroku?" Hatchi asked, walking alongside the monk who was staring intently down into the river.
"She doesn't love me, Hatchi. Maybe I don't love her. I thought I did, but now I realize that I couldn't let myself be tied down to one woman."
Hatchi sighed heavily, looking at his friend and trying to find some way to comfort him.
"Don't worry about me Hatchi, I'll be just fine. Maybe I'll find a beautiful woman or two to have my children. It's not like I've ever been turned down on that offer except by Sango."
Snickering a bit Hatchi replied, "You mean by someone you truly cared about. How many women like that were there?"
Miroku gave Hatchi a slight glare and stared out into the sky, watching birds fly across the beautiful clouds that had formed, turning this day into a bright perfect one.
"Come on Miroku, show her how much you love her. Maybe she'll come back to you."
He sighed heavily and stared back into the water, watching a little yellow fish swim down the stream quickly, trying to fight the strong current.
High-pitched giggling reached the ears of both Miroku and Hatchi.
"What was that?" Hatchi asked, looking around quickly.
"Over there." Miroku pointed his staff to a group of girls with tribal purple and blue kimonos on. They were busy gathering satchels of water and talking about boys.
Hatchi stared at his companion in disbelief. "They look to be about fifteen Miroku! That is too young. I beg of you, do not go over there!"
"Kagome is fifteen too. Not much difference." His path quickened and he walked to the young girls, putting on his best lady killer smile.
"Hello fair maidens, I pray to know what a group of lovely beauties such as you are doing in this part of the meadow.
The girls giggled again, their voices rising. "Oh Houshi! You are such a tease!" One of them said to him, putting out their hand in a flattering way.
Smacking himself in the forehead, Hatchi turned on his heels to go back to his village. "I give up on the boy. He can't even focus on one woman. One woman who might still love him even."
As Sango and Sesshomaru enjoyed their first passionate kiss, Sango broke off breathing in deeply.
"Oh Sesshomaru…" She put her hands up to his chest, laying her head upon it, feeling his muscles.
His arms closed around her, brushing his fingertips through her silky soft waves of hair. Craning his neck downwards, he kissed the top of her head over and over again, smelling the cleanness of her scalp, and the softness of it also.
Their embrace and tranquility was broken off by a loud crack, almost like a giant thundercloud. Sesshomaru was unaware of anything behind him until a giant demon claw came crashing into his back, spraying his blood on the ground as he hit the small rock he had been sitting on earlier.
With a mighty roar a giant demon with blood red eyes and massive purple fur jumped in front of Sango. She tried to grab Hikairotsu but it wasn't there. Checking her clothes she noticed she only had her kimono with her, no fighting outfit.
"No!" Looking back up, all she saw a giant paw sweep out and strike her in the side of the face, shooting her backwards. Her body scraped along the dirt and grass, landing ten feet away from where she had been standing when she was being held by Sesshomaru.
Another swipe of the paw sent her rolling sideways onto her stomach. Trying with all her might to jump up and run away, she managed to scramble to her knees, marking her first mistake. The nails that belonged to the paws scraped her back, cutting deeply sending her crunching forward onto the ground. Wincing in pain she stretched her body out instead of pulling on the cuts.
"Hah!" A wild cry was heard. Sesshomaru, who had pulled out his sword and was threatening the demon with it. A mighty swing from the powerful demon sent the monster flying sideways into the river. He plunged below and came up screaming.
"Sango! Sango!" Kagome ran by the river, her anger all gone at the site before her. She saw Sango lying on the ground a few feet away, and Sesshomaru trying to fight away a giant purple beast.
"Kagome? What is it…" Inuyasha gazed upward at the demon and smiled, cracking his knuckles and fingers.
Leaping into the air he attached the demon around the neck, pulling backwards, making it fall back. Jumping up he landed on the ground pulling out Tetsaiga.
Kagome tried to run to Sango's aide but a huge purple tail slammed to the ground in front of her. Screaming, she froze. The demon's hind leg came soaring into her from the sky. Inuyasha barely managed to swipe her from danger's way before she was brutally hit and hurt.
"Are you okay?" Inuyasha yelled, holding Kagome in his arms.
"I'm fine! Put me down near Sango!" She screamed. Then, pointing to the demon's paw that was crashing to them, she was set in a tree by the hanyou.
"Stay there! Leave Sango, she'll be fine. I'm going to go have some fun." With that said, Inuyasha jumped back into the sky attacking the demon, using Tetsaiga to swipe at the furry paws that came crashing towards him.
"Inuyasha! Inuyasha! There is a jewel shard in his hind leg!" Kagome yelled, cupping her hands over her mouth for amplified sound.
"Gotcha!" Turning his head to her he nodded to show he got it. "Woah!" By turning he had almost managed to get his head chopped off by the demon's teeth.
"Not going to finish me that easy, demon!" Soaring into the air he brought Tetsaiga down into the beast's forehead, sending its jaw straight into the ground. "Now he knows how I feel when Kagome sits me." Calmly Inuyasha walked up the demon's hind leg, preparing to reach his claws in and grab it.
Swoosh! The giant leg almost knocked Inuyasha in the face. He barely dodged it, jumping back to avoid another close call like that.
"Hey Kagome! You forgot to mention WHICH leg it is!" Slightly annoyed by her ignorance, he put a hand on his hip waiting.
"Oh sorry Inuyasha!" Staring at the demon she saw it. "In his left leg, Inuyasha!"
Mumbling something to himself, he jumped to the other side of the demon, raising his sword and slicing straight into the skin. Digging in his claws he pulled out a shining shard. Raising it to Kagome in victory, he turned back to watch the dead demon's remains slowly turn cold and pale.
"Oh!" Kagome wiggled herself down from the tree racing over the demon's tail to Sango.
"Sango! Sango-" A choked cry came from Kagome.
Inuyasha raced over to her, looking down at where Sango had been. "Where is she now?" he asked, stupidly.
"With your brother of course! I bet he took her to try and nurse her back to health! It could be weeks before we see her again and we have to keep moving to find more shards!" Kagome began to cry, falling forward into Inuyasha's arms.
"It'll be okay Kagome. I know where the cave is. Come on, hop on my back and I'll take you straight to them," Inuyasha promised, lowering himself so that Kagome could hop onto his back.
"We're coming Sango," Kagome said under her breath.
Laying her up against the side of a giant rock, Sesshomaru leaned forward and kissed Sango's head, staring into her pained face.
"Where are we?" Sango asked weakly. She tried to open her eyes but her vision wouldn't seem to clear.
"We're at the basis of the waterfall, against all the rocks." Sesshomaru lay his hand upon her forehead, checking for any signs of fever.
"Why are we were here and not in the cave?" Her voice quavered.
"It's cooler down here and...." Sesshomaru looked away from her, at the sky.
"You didn't want them to find me."
"Yes. I'm sorry." He reached forward and wiped a finger across her face, touching her eyes.
"No, don't me. I need to be alone with you." Touching his hair she smiled. At least he was here for her.
Moving her hands back down, Sesshomaru got a good look at her. Nothing was wrong with her chest or stomach. Her legs were fine, it was her back he was worried about.
"Turn around, Sango."
Sango did as she was told, wincing when he put a hand up to the gashes on her back. He examined them, parting the cloth slightly to see how long they were, and how deep.
"Take off your kimono please."
Slightly blushing she removed it, revealing the cuts. Her chest was bound tightly in gauze as part of her fighting nature.
Parts of the gauze had been ripped and shredded but it hung together for the most part. Sesshomaru touched the cuts with his finger, then ripped a piece of material off his sleeve, touching it into the water and soaking up the extra blood that was dripping down her back.
"Ouch…" Sango winced at the slight sting the cloth brought.
Washing the cloth in the water he rang it out.
"Perhaps it would help if you would sit in the water," he said after an afterthought, realizing there was too much blood for the cloth to soak up.
Slowly she moved to the water, with Sesshomaru's hands on her hips moving her into the cooling water. It felt good against the burning flesh the wounds had left.
Again, he rubbed her back with the cloth, wiping the cuts clean. He could now see the three large and long gashes, and one slightly large one, about half the size of the others.
"This is pretty bad. Are you not in a lot of pain?" Sesshomaru asked, his concern apparent.
It was comforting to her. She leaned against his hands and smiled. "Not with you doing this." Smiling she dipped lower into the water washing the cuts fully.
Five minutes later the cuts were completely clean. Sango rose out of the water and Sesshomaru reached for another part of his sleeve, ripping it off.
"Undo the bandages you have around you Sango. I'll replace it with this. It's a bit more intact."
"Of course. "She slowly removed the bandages, unwinding them piece by piece. She wound them into a ball and lay it aside while she waited for Sesshomaru to wrap the cloth around her. He did so slowly, making sure it was secure and covering the wounds and her chest.
When the job was done, Sango turned back to Sesshomaru to find him washing her kimono. "It seems I have managed to help you ruin another one, Sango."
She laughed at him and reached forward gently, careful not to upset her back, to help him wash it. Their hands brushed together and both blushed.
"I still love you," Sesshomaru said, putting an arm around her shoulders, not touching her cuts.
"I love you too, Sesshomaru." Sango smiled and leaned her head against his shoulder, helping him to finish scrubbing it.
They laid the kimono on the ground and Sesshomaru leaned against a cool rock, pulling Sango to him, laying her back against her chest. She sat in between his legs, a piece of his hair in her hands. She kissed it softly, admiring how beautiful it was.
When we're together, Sango thought, everything is so perfect…
End of Chapter Five! Sorry for the mushy stuff, but I love it so!
Chapter seven definitely coming soon.
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"Sesshomaru? Where are you?" Sango yelled, clenching her fist as she walked into the cave. It had been awhile since she had seen him, and he might have thought she didn't want to see him.
Silence answered her call, yet she kept walking toward the back of the cave.
The only sound she heard was the steady dripping of water somewhere to her far left. Walking to the small room Rin was in she noticed some new drawings on the walls. It was of a little stick figure with black hair and a pink and white kimono with a green skirt. She was hugging her arms around a taller stick person with long silver hair. A shorter figure with black hair and a green figure stood below with little hearts above everyone's head.
Smiling Sango felt tears come to her eyes. She burst out of the cave calling Sesshomaru's name, wishing he would come for her.
"Sango-chan! Sango!" A small voice cried to Sango from somewhere below. Feeling free spirited she jumped off of the ledge, jumping on her knees onto the ground. She rolled to break the long fall.
"Rin? Where are you?" Running through the forest, Sango called out Rin's name, wishing the girl would call to her again.
"Over here!"
Turning she saw Rin, standing by a tree in her orange and white dress, a big grin strung across her little face. Jaken was staring into the water, trying to catch a fish that just kept slipping away from him. Sesshomaru was sitting on a rock, looking at Jaken with annoyance. When Sango approached he turned, and smiled warmly at her.
Standing up he walked over to her, clasping her hands in his. "I told Rin to be looking for you. She is all well, all thanks to your magical voice."
Blushing Sango leaned forward to hug Sesshomaru's chest. He smiled and kissed her hair gently.
"Thank you Sesshomaru."
"Mom! Can I call you Mom?" Rin tugged on the bottom of Sango's kimono, staring up at her with bright eyes.
"Uh…" Sango blushed deeper. "Yes, you can." She smiled at the little girl who hugged her leg tightly.
"Thank you, Sango." Sesshomaru then leaned down and kissed Sango on the lips, much to her surprise. She tensed for a second, and then relaxed, kissing him back.
Rin giggled and released Sango's leg, running over to Jaken, staring back at Sesshomaru and Sango. Watching Jaken try and catch the fish she giggled childish laughter at his predicament. Then the fish swam away yet again.
"No! I have been trying so hard!" Jaken screamed, clutching the little hat on his head.
"Why don't you make a net Jaken-sama?" Rin asked, rocking back and forth on her heels.
"Yes, good idea! You come and help me Rin." With that the two walked into the forest in search of sticks and moss to stretch a net together for one measly fish.
"We're alone." Sesshomaru leaned Sango back, wrapping his arms around her lower back, touching her sides.
Blushing Sango reached a hand up to Sesshomaru's face, touching it slowly, admiring how smooth it was.
The kiss became more passionate as Sango moved her hand to his hair, stroking the long silky silver locks all the way down his back.
"Kagome…" Inuyasha leaned over her, poking her cheek with a stick slightly, smiling when she tried to brush it off.
"Leave me alone Inuyasha. I'm still mad you didn't tell me the truth from the beginning."
Narrowing his eyes at a passing bird Inuyasha looked at Kagome squarely in the face, staring into her eyes with his. "You would have been mad to find out Sango had been taken, and I couldn't retrieve her at first."
"Well I wouldn't so mad if you hadn't lied to me! And you're darn right I would have sat you!"
"Kagome, calm down. I'm sorry, but please don't say the word." Inuyasha laid his hands on her shoulders.
"What word Inuyasha?" Her eyebrows twisted together, glaring at him.
"You know what word!" Annoyance entered the tone of Kagome's voice, making Inuyasha tense a bit in fear that Kagome would actually say the word.
"Oh yes I do. You mean SIT don't you?" Angrily Kagome stood up, shaking Inuyasha off as he slammed face first into the dirt. Storming off to the river she clenched her fists at her side.
Picking his self up off the ground Inuyasha tried to follow her. "Kagome? I'm sorry Kagome!" He ran after her, apologizing all the way over there.
"Why don't you just apologize to Sango, Miroku?" Hatchi asked, walking alongside the monk who was staring intently down into the river.
"She doesn't love me, Hatchi. Maybe I don't love her. I thought I did, but now I realize that I couldn't let myself be tied down to one woman."
Hatchi sighed heavily, looking at his friend and trying to find some way to comfort him.
"Don't worry about me Hatchi, I'll be just fine. Maybe I'll find a beautiful woman or two to have my children. It's not like I've ever been turned down on that offer except by Sango."
Snickering a bit Hatchi replied, "You mean by someone you truly cared about. How many women like that were there?"
Miroku gave Hatchi a slight glare and stared out into the sky, watching birds fly across the beautiful clouds that had formed, turning this day into a bright perfect one.
"Come on Miroku, show her how much you love her. Maybe she'll come back to you."
He sighed heavily and stared back into the water, watching a little yellow fish swim down the stream quickly, trying to fight the strong current.
High-pitched giggling reached the ears of both Miroku and Hatchi.
"What was that?" Hatchi asked, looking around quickly.
"Over there." Miroku pointed his staff to a group of girls with tribal purple and blue kimonos on. They were busy gathering satchels of water and talking about boys.
Hatchi stared at his companion in disbelief. "They look to be about fifteen Miroku! That is too young. I beg of you, do not go over there!"
"Kagome is fifteen too. Not much difference." His path quickened and he walked to the young girls, putting on his best lady killer smile.
"Hello fair maidens, I pray to know what a group of lovely beauties such as you are doing in this part of the meadow.
The girls giggled again, their voices rising. "Oh Houshi! You are such a tease!" One of them said to him, putting out their hand in a flattering way.
Smacking himself in the forehead, Hatchi turned on his heels to go back to his village. "I give up on the boy. He can't even focus on one woman. One woman who might still love him even."
As Sango and Sesshomaru enjoyed their first passionate kiss, Sango broke off breathing in deeply.
"Oh Sesshomaru…" She put her hands up to his chest, laying her head upon it, feeling his muscles.
His arms closed around her, brushing his fingertips through her silky soft waves of hair. Craning his neck downwards, he kissed the top of her head over and over again, smelling the cleanness of her scalp, and the softness of it also.
Their embrace and tranquility was broken off by a loud crack, almost like a giant thundercloud. Sesshomaru was unaware of anything behind him until a giant demon claw came crashing into his back, spraying his blood on the ground as he hit the small rock he had been sitting on earlier.
With a mighty roar a giant demon with blood red eyes and massive purple fur jumped in front of Sango. She tried to grab Hikairotsu but it wasn't there. Checking her clothes she noticed she only had her kimono with her, no fighting outfit.
"No!" Looking back up, all she saw a giant paw sweep out and strike her in the side of the face, shooting her backwards. Her body scraped along the dirt and grass, landing ten feet away from where she had been standing when she was being held by Sesshomaru.
Another swipe of the paw sent her rolling sideways onto her stomach. Trying with all her might to jump up and run away, she managed to scramble to her knees, marking her first mistake. The nails that belonged to the paws scraped her back, cutting deeply sending her crunching forward onto the ground. Wincing in pain she stretched her body out instead of pulling on the cuts.
"Hah!" A wild cry was heard. Sesshomaru, who had pulled out his sword and was threatening the demon with it. A mighty swing from the powerful demon sent the monster flying sideways into the river. He plunged below and came up screaming.
"Sango! Sango!" Kagome ran by the river, her anger all gone at the site before her. She saw Sango lying on the ground a few feet away, and Sesshomaru trying to fight away a giant purple beast.
"Kagome? What is it…" Inuyasha gazed upward at the demon and smiled, cracking his knuckles and fingers.
Leaping into the air he attached the demon around the neck, pulling backwards, making it fall back. Jumping up he landed on the ground pulling out Tetsaiga.
Kagome tried to run to Sango's aide but a huge purple tail slammed to the ground in front of her. Screaming, she froze. The demon's hind leg came soaring into her from the sky. Inuyasha barely managed to swipe her from danger's way before she was brutally hit and hurt.
"Are you okay?" Inuyasha yelled, holding Kagome in his arms.
"I'm fine! Put me down near Sango!" She screamed. Then, pointing to the demon's paw that was crashing to them, she was set in a tree by the hanyou.
"Stay there! Leave Sango, she'll be fine. I'm going to go have some fun." With that said, Inuyasha jumped back into the sky attacking the demon, using Tetsaiga to swipe at the furry paws that came crashing towards him.
"Inuyasha! Inuyasha! There is a jewel shard in his hind leg!" Kagome yelled, cupping her hands over her mouth for amplified sound.
"Gotcha!" Turning his head to her he nodded to show he got it. "Woah!" By turning he had almost managed to get his head chopped off by the demon's teeth.
"Not going to finish me that easy, demon!" Soaring into the air he brought Tetsaiga down into the beast's forehead, sending its jaw straight into the ground. "Now he knows how I feel when Kagome sits me." Calmly Inuyasha walked up the demon's hind leg, preparing to reach his claws in and grab it.
Swoosh! The giant leg almost knocked Inuyasha in the face. He barely dodged it, jumping back to avoid another close call like that.
"Hey Kagome! You forgot to mention WHICH leg it is!" Slightly annoyed by her ignorance, he put a hand on his hip waiting.
"Oh sorry Inuyasha!" Staring at the demon she saw it. "In his left leg, Inuyasha!"
Mumbling something to himself, he jumped to the other side of the demon, raising his sword and slicing straight into the skin. Digging in his claws he pulled out a shining shard. Raising it to Kagome in victory, he turned back to watch the dead demon's remains slowly turn cold and pale.
"Oh!" Kagome wiggled herself down from the tree racing over the demon's tail to Sango.
"Sango! Sango-" A choked cry came from Kagome.
Inuyasha raced over to her, looking down at where Sango had been. "Where is she now?" he asked, stupidly.
"With your brother of course! I bet he took her to try and nurse her back to health! It could be weeks before we see her again and we have to keep moving to find more shards!" Kagome began to cry, falling forward into Inuyasha's arms.
"It'll be okay Kagome. I know where the cave is. Come on, hop on my back and I'll take you straight to them," Inuyasha promised, lowering himself so that Kagome could hop onto his back.
"We're coming Sango," Kagome said under her breath.
Laying her up against the side of a giant rock, Sesshomaru leaned forward and kissed Sango's head, staring into her pained face.
"Where are we?" Sango asked weakly. She tried to open her eyes but her vision wouldn't seem to clear.
"We're at the basis of the waterfall, against all the rocks." Sesshomaru lay his hand upon her forehead, checking for any signs of fever.
"Why are we were here and not in the cave?" Her voice quavered.
"It's cooler down here and...." Sesshomaru looked away from her, at the sky.
"You didn't want them to find me."
"Yes. I'm sorry." He reached forward and wiped a finger across her face, touching her eyes.
"No, don't me. I need to be alone with you." Touching his hair she smiled. At least he was here for her.
Moving her hands back down, Sesshomaru got a good look at her. Nothing was wrong with her chest or stomach. Her legs were fine, it was her back he was worried about.
"Turn around, Sango."
Sango did as she was told, wincing when he put a hand up to the gashes on her back. He examined them, parting the cloth slightly to see how long they were, and how deep.
"Take off your kimono please."
Slightly blushing she removed it, revealing the cuts. Her chest was bound tightly in gauze as part of her fighting nature.
Parts of the gauze had been ripped and shredded but it hung together for the most part. Sesshomaru touched the cuts with his finger, then ripped a piece of material off his sleeve, touching it into the water and soaking up the extra blood that was dripping down her back.
"Ouch…" Sango winced at the slight sting the cloth brought.
Washing the cloth in the water he rang it out.
"Perhaps it would help if you would sit in the water," he said after an afterthought, realizing there was too much blood for the cloth to soak up.
Slowly she moved to the water, with Sesshomaru's hands on her hips moving her into the cooling water. It felt good against the burning flesh the wounds had left.
Again, he rubbed her back with the cloth, wiping the cuts clean. He could now see the three large and long gashes, and one slightly large one, about half the size of the others.
"This is pretty bad. Are you not in a lot of pain?" Sesshomaru asked, his concern apparent.
It was comforting to her. She leaned against his hands and smiled. "Not with you doing this." Smiling she dipped lower into the water washing the cuts fully.
Five minutes later the cuts were completely clean. Sango rose out of the water and Sesshomaru reached for another part of his sleeve, ripping it off.
"Undo the bandages you have around you Sango. I'll replace it with this. It's a bit more intact."
"Of course. "She slowly removed the bandages, unwinding them piece by piece. She wound them into a ball and lay it aside while she waited for Sesshomaru to wrap the cloth around her. He did so slowly, making sure it was secure and covering the wounds and her chest.
When the job was done, Sango turned back to Sesshomaru to find him washing her kimono. "It seems I have managed to help you ruin another one, Sango."
She laughed at him and reached forward gently, careful not to upset her back, to help him wash it. Their hands brushed together and both blushed.
"I still love you," Sesshomaru said, putting an arm around her shoulders, not touching her cuts.
"I love you too, Sesshomaru." Sango smiled and leaned her head against his shoulder, helping him to finish scrubbing it.
They laid the kimono on the ground and Sesshomaru leaned against a cool rock, pulling Sango to him, laying her back against her chest. She sat in between his legs, a piece of his hair in her hands. She kissed it softly, admiring how beautiful it was.
When we're together, Sango thought, everything is so perfect…
End of Chapter Five! Sorry for the mushy stuff, but I love it so!
Chapter seven definitely coming soon.