CHAPTER EIGHT: Back to the Shadow Place
(AN: Sorry I'm taking forever. It's all coming from my brain, which isn't
that great, so you just have to be patient with me. If you're not, I think
I'll smite you.)
Sesshoumaru didn't reply. He just sat there, with his hand on her shoulder, and stared at her emotionless. Kagome tried to get his hand off of her, without much luck.
"Sesshoumaru?" Kagome asked calmly. He raised an eyebrow in reply. "Get your arm that is attached to the moron that is yourself off of my shoulder." He complied, and stared at her face.
"I left you a note." Sesshoumaru said calmly, looking quite comfortable up on the tree branch.
"No shit, Sherlock." Kagome said sardonically. She crossed her arms and glared at him harder. He looked startled for a moment, then regained his composure.
"Do you remember what it said? The bit about me never wishing to see you again?" The lord asked.
"Yes, I am quite aware of that little detail. But I didn't come to you. You came here, not that I need an excuse for this little mishap." Kagome replied. She rubbed her right temple with her forefinger. This would result in a headache, she was quite sure of it.
"Yes, I realize that I did in fact come to you. But it wasn't to hunt you down and kill you." Sesshoumaru said, then mumbled, "Anyway, that would be a terrible thing to hold on my conscience, killing a Lady..." But he just waved his hand, as if saying that little bit didn't matter.
"Your point Sesshoumaru?" Kagome spat.
"My point, is that the note was a lie, a scam of a sort." Sesshoumaru said calmly. Kagome continued to glare, if this was another trick, she sure as hell wasn't going to fall for it.
"Oh, so you DO have a harem?" Kagome said, smirking.
Sesshoumaru sighed. He didn't want to put up with this childish bantering. "No, Kagome, I do not. I couldn't stand to not see you again. Kagome, it was me being selfish...I really do love you. I just couldn't bear to see you go off with my half brother, then have you get killed..." The demon lord paused, then looked into her eyes as if searching for something.
Kagome ran her fingers through her hair. Then she sighed. Sesshoumaru almost looked like he was pleading, sad, and apologetic. Why am I such a sap? She asked herself.
"Do you believe me? Kagome, I am telling the truth..." He whispered.
"Sesshoumaru, I don't know...I honestly don't have a clue whether I should or not." Kagome sighed. God damn it, why do I always get myself into predicaments like these? She questioned.
"It is my own fault." Sesshoumaru said as he started to reach for her hand, but then caught himself.
"Yes, on that I can concur with Sesshoumaru." Kagome muttered, not missing the internal conflict that danced so clearly over his eyes.
"I'll give you your space Kagome, so you may think. Goodnight." Sesshoumaru said. He then stood and leaped into the air, leaving Kagome confused at their short conversation. She could feel the headache forming as she thought. Kagome stood, and like Sesshoumaru, leaped up into the air, only going the opposite direction back to camp.
When she arrived, nearly everyone was asleep. She smirked as Sango scooted closer to Miroku in her sleep, searching for comfort and warmth. Shippo slept on Kagome's sleeping bag, curled into a little ball. She could sense Inuyasha dozing in the tree, but Kikyo sat underneath, quite awake. (AN: Unless she sleeps with her eyes open! Hahaha.) Kagome walked over to her bag, and carefully slipped inside, not waking Shippo.
"I'm so befuddled." Kagome mumbled, as she laughed inwardly at her use of such an odd word. She reached over to her left to pull her backpack closer. She then unzipped the front pocket and pulled out a bottle of Advil. Opening the bottle, she poured a pill into her hand and popped it into her mouth. As soon as she swallowed, she could feel her demon blood destroy it, probably thinking it was a poison of a sort.
"God damn it. Just my luck." She muttered, as she tossed the bottle 40 feet away. Eventually she fell into a cataleptic state.
(AN: Okay, I know that was a short chapter, but I wrote 3 and when I went to add them, they were gone! Just disappeared somehow! Kind of irked me...But here is some entertainment to make you and I both happy campers!
-Thought Speaky Section of Jui's Happiness.- Please note that Jui is not me. But my friend who pretty much moniters the going on's in the fic.
(Atheraine walks in, holding a plate of french fries.) "Why hello there! 'Tis I, your wonderful author. I hope you missed me!"
(Sesshoumaru creeps in behind Atheraine, then puts his hands on her shoulders) "I didn't miss you, as you've been with me the whole time."
(Atheraine blushes, then turns around, popping a fry into her mouth. She chokes then regains her composure) "Umm...My what tight black pants you have on Sesshoumaru."
"All the better to seduce you with" (Sesshoumaru takes her fries, then sets them on a table nearby)
(Atheraine pouts) "Why'd you take my fries Sesshou! Those are mine!"
"If you keep eating, you'll never get to the "fun" stuff, if you get my picture..."
(Atheraine blushes, then coughs loudly) "Soooo...how's that eclipse last night?"
(Sesshoumaru's face goes blank) "What madness are you blabbing about woman? There was no eclipse last night! How would you have seen it anyway...You were sleeping in-"
"My bed. Right Sesshou? MY bed, not yours. See, viewers, he's just playing around a bit..."
"What? You were in my room, because you "claimed" to have a nightmare and you couldn't sleep! Stop lying to your readers, you shouldn't be ashamed of that..."
"Hahaha! What a joker you are Sesshoumaru!" (Atheraine playfully punches him on the arm)
(Sesshoumaru growls and tackles her onto the couch. Atheraine is kicking and screaming random things)
(Kagome and Sango walk into the room)
"Hey, Sango, is that a giant squid eating Atheraine's fries?" (Kagome points to the squid covered fries)
"Why indeed it is Kagome...Indeed it is." (Sango raises her eyebrows at the wrestling match going on at the couch)
"Glad we got that cleared up." (Kagome crosses her arms as she watches the match)
(Inuyasha, Shippo, and Miroku walk in, all look at Atheraine and Sesshoumaru)
"Oi! Shippo, this is not fit for kids to watch!" (Kagome pushes Shippo out, all the while everyone else has taken seats on the ground, Miroku is taking bets as Kagome walks back in)
"How exciting! It's rare that we're allowed to see what they do behind closed doors!" (Sango hits Miroku over the head after the comment)
(Atheraine shouts out after Sesshoumaru bites her playfully on the neck) "Ack! Please review everyone! I love you!
Sesshoumaru didn't reply. He just sat there, with his hand on her shoulder, and stared at her emotionless. Kagome tried to get his hand off of her, without much luck.
"Sesshoumaru?" Kagome asked calmly. He raised an eyebrow in reply. "Get your arm that is attached to the moron that is yourself off of my shoulder." He complied, and stared at her face.
"I left you a note." Sesshoumaru said calmly, looking quite comfortable up on the tree branch.
"No shit, Sherlock." Kagome said sardonically. She crossed her arms and glared at him harder. He looked startled for a moment, then regained his composure.
"Do you remember what it said? The bit about me never wishing to see you again?" The lord asked.
"Yes, I am quite aware of that little detail. But I didn't come to you. You came here, not that I need an excuse for this little mishap." Kagome replied. She rubbed her right temple with her forefinger. This would result in a headache, she was quite sure of it.
"Yes, I realize that I did in fact come to you. But it wasn't to hunt you down and kill you." Sesshoumaru said, then mumbled, "Anyway, that would be a terrible thing to hold on my conscience, killing a Lady..." But he just waved his hand, as if saying that little bit didn't matter.
"Your point Sesshoumaru?" Kagome spat.
"My point, is that the note was a lie, a scam of a sort." Sesshoumaru said calmly. Kagome continued to glare, if this was another trick, she sure as hell wasn't going to fall for it.
"Oh, so you DO have a harem?" Kagome said, smirking.
Sesshoumaru sighed. He didn't want to put up with this childish bantering. "No, Kagome, I do not. I couldn't stand to not see you again. Kagome, it was me being selfish...I really do love you. I just couldn't bear to see you go off with my half brother, then have you get killed..." The demon lord paused, then looked into her eyes as if searching for something.
Kagome ran her fingers through her hair. Then she sighed. Sesshoumaru almost looked like he was pleading, sad, and apologetic. Why am I such a sap? She asked herself.
"Do you believe me? Kagome, I am telling the truth..." He whispered.
"Sesshoumaru, I don't know...I honestly don't have a clue whether I should or not." Kagome sighed. God damn it, why do I always get myself into predicaments like these? She questioned.
"It is my own fault." Sesshoumaru said as he started to reach for her hand, but then caught himself.
"Yes, on that I can concur with Sesshoumaru." Kagome muttered, not missing the internal conflict that danced so clearly over his eyes.
"I'll give you your space Kagome, so you may think. Goodnight." Sesshoumaru said. He then stood and leaped into the air, leaving Kagome confused at their short conversation. She could feel the headache forming as she thought. Kagome stood, and like Sesshoumaru, leaped up into the air, only going the opposite direction back to camp.
When she arrived, nearly everyone was asleep. She smirked as Sango scooted closer to Miroku in her sleep, searching for comfort and warmth. Shippo slept on Kagome's sleeping bag, curled into a little ball. She could sense Inuyasha dozing in the tree, but Kikyo sat underneath, quite awake. (AN: Unless she sleeps with her eyes open! Hahaha.) Kagome walked over to her bag, and carefully slipped inside, not waking Shippo.
"I'm so befuddled." Kagome mumbled, as she laughed inwardly at her use of such an odd word. She reached over to her left to pull her backpack closer. She then unzipped the front pocket and pulled out a bottle of Advil. Opening the bottle, she poured a pill into her hand and popped it into her mouth. As soon as she swallowed, she could feel her demon blood destroy it, probably thinking it was a poison of a sort.
"God damn it. Just my luck." She muttered, as she tossed the bottle 40 feet away. Eventually she fell into a cataleptic state.
(AN: Okay, I know that was a short chapter, but I wrote 3 and when I went to add them, they were gone! Just disappeared somehow! Kind of irked me...But here is some entertainment to make you and I both happy campers!
-Thought Speaky Section of Jui's Happiness.- Please note that Jui is not me. But my friend who pretty much moniters the going on's in the fic.
(Atheraine walks in, holding a plate of french fries.) "Why hello there! 'Tis I, your wonderful author. I hope you missed me!"
(Sesshoumaru creeps in behind Atheraine, then puts his hands on her shoulders) "I didn't miss you, as you've been with me the whole time."
(Atheraine blushes, then turns around, popping a fry into her mouth. She chokes then regains her composure) "Umm...My what tight black pants you have on Sesshoumaru."
"All the better to seduce you with" (Sesshoumaru takes her fries, then sets them on a table nearby)
(Atheraine pouts) "Why'd you take my fries Sesshou! Those are mine!"
"If you keep eating, you'll never get to the "fun" stuff, if you get my picture..."
(Atheraine blushes, then coughs loudly) "Soooo...how's that eclipse last night?"
(Sesshoumaru's face goes blank) "What madness are you blabbing about woman? There was no eclipse last night! How would you have seen it anyway...You were sleeping in-"
"My bed. Right Sesshou? MY bed, not yours. See, viewers, he's just playing around a bit..."
"What? You were in my room, because you "claimed" to have a nightmare and you couldn't sleep! Stop lying to your readers, you shouldn't be ashamed of that..."
"Hahaha! What a joker you are Sesshoumaru!" (Atheraine playfully punches him on the arm)
(Sesshoumaru growls and tackles her onto the couch. Atheraine is kicking and screaming random things)
(Kagome and Sango walk into the room)
"Hey, Sango, is that a giant squid eating Atheraine's fries?" (Kagome points to the squid covered fries)
"Why indeed it is Kagome...Indeed it is." (Sango raises her eyebrows at the wrestling match going on at the couch)
"Glad we got that cleared up." (Kagome crosses her arms as she watches the match)
(Inuyasha, Shippo, and Miroku walk in, all look at Atheraine and Sesshoumaru)
"Oi! Shippo, this is not fit for kids to watch!" (Kagome pushes Shippo out, all the while everyone else has taken seats on the ground, Miroku is taking bets as Kagome walks back in)
"How exciting! It's rare that we're allowed to see what they do behind closed doors!" (Sango hits Miroku over the head after the comment)
(Atheraine shouts out after Sesshoumaru bites her playfully on the neck) "Ack! Please review everyone! I love you!