The Scent of Night
By: Raiyoan Yashamaru
Rai: Yeah!!!
Sess: What are you happy about?
Rai: That I finished–
Sess: Raised "Wild"?
Rai: No, no!! I'm still working on that. Just ask the reviewers whether or not if I finished that fic yet.
Sess: Nevermind, I shall not. I have an idea, however.
Rai: An idea about what?
Sess: Never you mind, Raiyoan.
Rai: O...k... Anyways, here's to my new fanfiction, "The Scent of Night"!!!
Sess: Indeed...
Rai: You're starting to sound like Miroku.
Sess: glares I am not that lecherous monk, Raiyoan.
Rai: snarls Wanna bet on that, Sesshou?
Sess: I would rather not; you're bets end up to your advantage no matter what...
Rai: chuckles That's not always so, Sesshoumaru.
Sess: I see...
Rai: Well, anyway, here's the information you always will get on the first chapter of every fanfiction I write.
Categories: Anime/InuYasha
Genre: Romance/Action/Adventure
Rated: PG-13 for slight violence and language
Couple(s): Sess/Kag, Mir/San, (Rai: This'll be the first time I've written a Sess/Kag fic, so, if you guys are Inu/Kag lovers, please go read my other fanfiction, "Raised 'Wild' "; it's an Inu/Kag. I am an Inu/Kag and Sess/Kag lover so I write about both couples.)
Summary: "The Swift Shadow Strikes Again!!!" The title on the poster caught his attention – again. He knew that the Swift Shadow was a female thief that stole high quality weapons, but that wasn't what caught his attention about her... excerpt from Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I, Raiyoan Yashamaru, do not WHATSOEVER own the InuYasha characters that I have borrowed from the wondrous Rumiko Takahashi who created the InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale universe. However, I do claim any original characters that do NOT belong to Mrs. Takahashi because those are MY characters, thank you very much.
Rai: And now, the moment you've all been waiting for, the story, "The Scent of Night"!!! Oh yeah, I'm kinda mixing this story in with the Saint Tail series though the plot will be totally different.
'Ha, these so called expert detectives are just TOO stupid!!! And yet, they call themselves DETECTIVES?! How lame!!! They STILL can't catch me!!!' Silent as a shadow, moving swiftly like lightning, a girl with long, midnight, black hair that seemed to flow at just the slightest movement and sparkling, full-of-life intelligent, sapphire-silver eyes ran along the rooftop of a weapon store.
She blended in so well with the shadows of the night, you would have that it was just a cloud passing across the moonlight; which was what people thought anyway. Turning, she jumped to the next rooftop, her black clad body moving like a shadow. As in the description before, she moved like lightning, yet silently like a shadow. That was the reason she was called the Swift Shadow.
She had only been seen once, and according to his description, she was like a goddess descending from the heavens, with the wind at her beckoning, causing her heir to flow from behind her, making it seem like it was floating like the clouds. Her eyes were like the blue sky, with the moon's light cast softly across it. All in all, she was the perfect beauty...
Chapter 1: First Message
The young man? He was a noble, a prince. His name? Sesshoumaru. He was fascinated with this young woman who called herself the Swift Shadow. But he was also fascinated in another; a girl by the name of Kagome. Kagome's description was similar to Swift Shadow's, but unlike Swift Shadow, she was a normal girl that was his personal maid.
He cared for her a great deal, and so she had stayed with him since they were children when she was first brought to his castle to be trained as a maid. Today, he was out riding in his carriage – with his maid, of course – when he noticed the poster. Stopping the carriage, he beckoned to Kagome and they stepped down from the carriage.
"The Swift Shadow Strikes Again!!!" The title on the poster caught his attention – again. He knew that the Swift Shadow was a female thief that stole high quality weapons, but that wasn't what caught his attention about her... it was the way she carried herself, proud, untamed, full of spirit. Also how she could so easily evade even the greatest detective in the land.
He inwardly smirked. Only one person would catch her, and that would be him, Sesshoumaru. Turning his silver-haired head, he said, "What news of the Swift Shadow?" In turn, his maid replied, "According to the latest gossip, Sesshoumaru-sama, the Swift Shadow strikes again on the night of the crescent moon." Sesshoumaru's sun-golden eyes bore into Kagome's blue- grey ones.
"How do you know this?" he asked. Kagome bowed her midnight colored hair. "As I said, Sesshoumaru-sama, the latest gossip has turned to this information. Accordingly, the Swift Shadow left a message last night." Sesshoumaru nodded, and he looked down at his maid. "Kagome." Kagome said nothing and looked up at her master.
"What was the message? You always seem to have knowledge on Swift Shadow." Kagome nearly cried out, "Oh, yeah?! I'm surprised you don't notice the SIMILARITIES between me and her!!!" (Rai: No, Swift Shadow is NOT Kikyo.) Instead, she replied, "The message was actually to you, Sesshoumaru-sama." Sesshoumaru raised a silken eyebrow. "Oh?"
Kagome nodded. "It was sent last night, and the messenger gave me this." She handed him a piece of folded paper. Sesshoumaru took it, and read,
"To Lord Sesshoumaru:
I have been keeping my eye on you, milord. So you wish to catch me, do you? Well, if you're gonna catch me, I'll give you a clue: you will see the shine of the sword's quality soon on the night of the crescent moon. Ciao!!! And good luck to you; this will be fun!! I do hope you don't catch me TOO soon; I've a lot of weapons I want to steal, you see.
Swift Shadow"
Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome as soon as he finished reading the message. "How does she know I wish to capture her?" Kagome said politely, "Who knows how Swift Shadow thinks? She is as much mysterious as she is elusive." Sesshoumaru sighed and gave the message to Kagome to keep. She was reliable, and he knew she would never betray his secrets.
"You seem to know her whereabouts as much as you know about her herself. So, what do you think the rhyme means?" He had already known that Kagome would read his messages so he could trust her; she was about the only person he would ever trust. The only other person was his mother, and she was long dead.
"I think that she might mean one of the weapon stores that only sell swords. It could mean the Sword's Smith Inn, for one, Sesshoumaru-sama." He nodded and beckoned to the carriage. "Come, it is time for our meal." Kagome bowed and followed him to the waiting carriage. No one in the castle knew, but privately, Kagome ate with Sesshoumaru in his room.
And only in his room did Kagome act like herself; close to it anyway. Sesshoumaru allowed only Kagome to call him any friendly nicknames, but only in the privacy of his rooms or else she would be executed immediately for showing such "disrespect" to the nobleyoukai. (Rai: Yes, people, we are in the Feudal Era of Japan.)
"After your meal, Sesshoumaru-sama, do you wish to check the Sword's Smith Inn?" Kagome asked politely. Sesshoumaru nodded. "Only if InuYasha doesn't make any silly moves on you. He has eyes for you it seems." Inwardly, Kagome laughed. Sesshoumaru was as good as jealous. She knew he had some kind of affection for her or else she wouldn't be able to call him friendly nicknames or eat privately with him in room. "Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama," She said, and stared out the window thereafter.
As soon as they got to the castle, InuYasha was there to greet them, or rather, greet Kagome and be rude to his elder brother. (Rai: giggles I couldn't resist!!!) "Hey, Kagome!!! Oh... and hi to you too, Sesshoumaru." Kagome bowed politely and was about to say something when Sesshoumaru suddenly put his arm around her waist and growled, "Go away, InuYasha!"
Kagome blushed and said, "Se-Sesshoumaru-sa-sama, y-you're not s-supposed t- to hold me l-like this..." Sesshoumaru ignored her and walked away, now carrying her bridal style in his arms toward the castle. InuYasha called after, "You know she'll never like you, Sesshoumaru!!! She's out of YOUR league!!!"
Sesshoumaru continued toward his room, ignoring InuYasha's taunts. 'Kagome is MY maid, and will stay as such!!! She is MY woman to deal–' his thoughts paused abruptly. 'MY woman? When did such thoughts come about? No matter, I will think on this later.' He opened his bedroom door and called for a servant.
A young male servant by the name of Hojo entered and bowed. "You wished for something, Sesshoumaru-sama?" Kagome, by now out of Sesshoumaru's masculine arms, (causing her to blush by them), hid behind him to keep away from Hojo. Hojo was known around the castle to have some sort of obsession with Kagome and whenever possible he gave gifts to her.
Sesshoumaru particularly disliked this servant because of that, but, being Sesshoumaru, he didn't show such feelings for her in front of others unless it was either Kagome herself or InuYasha; whom he thought fortunate enough to even see emotions from him anyway. "Bring me a medium parfait, and a medium hot curry. That is all."
Hojo bowed and said, "Will you be eating again in your room again, m'lord?" Sesshoumaru growled and said, "As I always. Is it not common amongst you commoners that I, Sesshoumaru, eat solitary with the exception of my maid?" Hojo bowed panickedly and rushed to fulfill his order.
Sesshoumaru shut the door and turned to find Kagome making his bed and then folding his clothes. He rolled his eyes and said, "How many times must I tell you? You aren't supposed to do that!!! Leave that to the cleaning maids." Kagome turned and stood, her hands on her hips. "Oh, please!! Would you rather me act as a maid or act as myself in front of the other occupants?"
Sesshoumaru sighed and fell atop his bed. "Fine, fine, I get your point. But..." Kagome sat down next to him, not too close in case, and asked, "But...?" Sesshoumaru turned his head to look up at her and replied, "But why do you suppose that annoying HOBO likes you so much?" Kagome suppressed a giggle and said, "But why do YOU suppose you're acting so jealously?"
Sesshoumaru growled slightly and sat up, pulling Kagome suddenly against him, startling her. "Because you're MINE." Kagome felt her face heat up as she thought, 'And he likes the other me as well?' (Rai: If you've guessed it, you're right!! Kagome is Swift Shadow!!) Sesshoumaru suddenly let go of her and she realized that the serving lunch servant was here.
Immediately, Kagome set about "fixing up" Sesshoumaru's room as the servant entered. It turned out to be Sango, a favored servant amongst the castle. She walked in, and bowed. "Sesshoumaru-sama, your food." Sesshoumaru gestured her in, and shut the door. Then, he said, "Proceed with the usual." Both Sango and Kagome rolled their eyes and went about getting the food prepared.
"All righty!!! Everythin's ready to go!!! See you both later!!" Waving, Sango left the room. Sesshoumaru sat down at his table and beckoned Kagome over. "As usual." Kagome nodded, and sat down across from him. "So, what would you like to talk about?" Kagome asked, waiting for him to take the first bite.
Sesshoumaru picked up his chopsticks and immediately set to work. "Hm... the parfait is ok today, but it isn't excellent. What do you think, Kagome?" Kagome said politely just to annoy him, "I think whatever you wish me to think, my lord." Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes and said, "Kagome..." Kagome giggled softly and said, "I agree with you about the parfait."
Sesshoumaru nodded, pleased. Kagome was always good with what she said. They finished the meal, but just as they did, a rapid, rough knock sound on Sesshoumaru's door. "InuYasha," they both said at the same time, and Kagome grinned. "I guess we're both getting to know him a little too well for your comfort, eh, Sesshou?"
Sesshoumaru sighed and nodded. "Come in," he called. Kagome was already up and clearing up the table of the now empty plates of food. InuYasha walked in and said, "Hey! I hear that Swift Shadow made contact with you." This puzzled Sesshoumaru and Kagome inwardly panicked. 'Uh oh!!! Does he know?! This is bad!!'
Outside, she seemed calm and indifferent about the whole thing. "Where did you hear this?" InuYasha shrugged. "I meant the note she gave you," Kagome sighed in relief, "So what did it say? I bet Swift Shadow has a thing for you. So just give it up for Kagome and hand her to me, why don't you?"
Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and said, "The usual, InuYasha. No. And who cares what Swift Shadow's affections are for? I just want to capture her and expose her and then give her–" Kagome stopped listening thereafter. 'I can't let him catch me!! If he does, he might kill me!!! Or worse, torture me for doing such crimes!'
InuYasha's voice cut through her thoughts. "So you're going to reward her? For what? She's a THIEF, Sesshoumaru! What happened to YOUR intelligence, eh?" Kagome blinked. 'What?!' Sesshoumaru nodded. "For eluding those detectives for so long, I think I should reward her. But I'm not sure what."
InuYasha grinned. "And if she was someone you knew once you've captured her?" Sesshoumaru didn't reply for seemed eternity to Kagome when he said, "It depends on who it would be, InuYasha. Since you asked that question, do YOU know who it is?" InuYasha grinned. "Maybe." Kagome blinked again as she remembered. 'No duh, Kagome!! Of COURSE InuYasha knows!!!'
Kagome shook her head. 'How could I have forgotten?' She sighed softly. Sesshoumaru leaned forward. "Who is it?" InuYasha yawned and said, "Well, look at the time, I'm tired! I'm going to go take a nap. See ya later, Sesshoumaru." InuYasha waved to Kagome and left the room. Kagome let her breath go when she realized she'd been holding it.
'Oh, I thought he was gonna tell him... Whew...' Sesshoumaru growled, breaking Kagome out of her thoughts, and said, "Come! Tonight is the night of the crescent moon. We go to the Sword's Smith Inn." Kagome nodded, and grabbed Sesshoumaru's travel clothing. "Forget that. We're leaving NOW, in case she might already be there and–" Sesshoumaru blinked.
"Come to think of it, the note was for me, so I'll go myself. Kagome, stay here." Kagome bowed. "Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama." Sesshoumaru left. Kagome looked up to where he was standing before and smirked. "Catch me if you can, Sesshoumaru." Quickly, she threw off her maid clothing to reveal a black outfit just like Swift Shadow's.
She smirked again. 'Here I come, Sesshoumaru, and I'm not letting you catch me!!' Checking to make sure Sesshoumaru's door was locked, she jumped out the window and landed on the tree just outside of it. 'Let's see if you're smart enough to catch me stealing, eh?' she thought, grinning. 'This is gonna be tons of fun...'
A/N time!!!
Rai: Well, whaddaya think? Good? Bad? Dunno? Well, choose!!
Sess: This story might interesting after all...
Rai: rolls eyes Only cause YOU'RE in it, Sesshou.
Sess: Of course.
Rai: growls Whatever. R & R!!!
By: Raiyoan Yashamaru
Rai: Yeah!!!
Sess: What are you happy about?
Rai: That I finished–
Sess: Raised "Wild"?
Rai: No, no!! I'm still working on that. Just ask the reviewers whether or not if I finished that fic yet.
Sess: Nevermind, I shall not. I have an idea, however.
Rai: An idea about what?
Sess: Never you mind, Raiyoan.
Rai: O...k... Anyways, here's to my new fanfiction, "The Scent of Night"!!!
Sess: Indeed...
Rai: You're starting to sound like Miroku.
Sess: glares I am not that lecherous monk, Raiyoan.
Rai: snarls Wanna bet on that, Sesshou?
Sess: I would rather not; you're bets end up to your advantage no matter what...
Rai: chuckles That's not always so, Sesshoumaru.
Sess: I see...
Rai: Well, anyway, here's the information you always will get on the first chapter of every fanfiction I write.
Categories: Anime/InuYasha
Genre: Romance/Action/Adventure
Rated: PG-13 for slight violence and language
Couple(s): Sess/Kag, Mir/San, (Rai: This'll be the first time I've written a Sess/Kag fic, so, if you guys are Inu/Kag lovers, please go read my other fanfiction, "Raised 'Wild' "; it's an Inu/Kag. I am an Inu/Kag and Sess/Kag lover so I write about both couples.)
Summary: "The Swift Shadow Strikes Again!!!" The title on the poster caught his attention – again. He knew that the Swift Shadow was a female thief that stole high quality weapons, but that wasn't what caught his attention about her... excerpt from Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I, Raiyoan Yashamaru, do not WHATSOEVER own the InuYasha characters that I have borrowed from the wondrous Rumiko Takahashi who created the InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale universe. However, I do claim any original characters that do NOT belong to Mrs. Takahashi because those are MY characters, thank you very much.
Rai: And now, the moment you've all been waiting for, the story, "The Scent of Night"!!! Oh yeah, I'm kinda mixing this story in with the Saint Tail series though the plot will be totally different.
'Ha, these so called expert detectives are just TOO stupid!!! And yet, they call themselves DETECTIVES?! How lame!!! They STILL can't catch me!!!' Silent as a shadow, moving swiftly like lightning, a girl with long, midnight, black hair that seemed to flow at just the slightest movement and sparkling, full-of-life intelligent, sapphire-silver eyes ran along the rooftop of a weapon store.
She blended in so well with the shadows of the night, you would have that it was just a cloud passing across the moonlight; which was what people thought anyway. Turning, she jumped to the next rooftop, her black clad body moving like a shadow. As in the description before, she moved like lightning, yet silently like a shadow. That was the reason she was called the Swift Shadow.
She had only been seen once, and according to his description, she was like a goddess descending from the heavens, with the wind at her beckoning, causing her heir to flow from behind her, making it seem like it was floating like the clouds. Her eyes were like the blue sky, with the moon's light cast softly across it. All in all, she was the perfect beauty...
Chapter 1: First Message
The young man? He was a noble, a prince. His name? Sesshoumaru. He was fascinated with this young woman who called herself the Swift Shadow. But he was also fascinated in another; a girl by the name of Kagome. Kagome's description was similar to Swift Shadow's, but unlike Swift Shadow, she was a normal girl that was his personal maid.
He cared for her a great deal, and so she had stayed with him since they were children when she was first brought to his castle to be trained as a maid. Today, he was out riding in his carriage – with his maid, of course – when he noticed the poster. Stopping the carriage, he beckoned to Kagome and they stepped down from the carriage.
"The Swift Shadow Strikes Again!!!" The title on the poster caught his attention – again. He knew that the Swift Shadow was a female thief that stole high quality weapons, but that wasn't what caught his attention about her... it was the way she carried herself, proud, untamed, full of spirit. Also how she could so easily evade even the greatest detective in the land.
He inwardly smirked. Only one person would catch her, and that would be him, Sesshoumaru. Turning his silver-haired head, he said, "What news of the Swift Shadow?" In turn, his maid replied, "According to the latest gossip, Sesshoumaru-sama, the Swift Shadow strikes again on the night of the crescent moon." Sesshoumaru's sun-golden eyes bore into Kagome's blue- grey ones.
"How do you know this?" he asked. Kagome bowed her midnight colored hair. "As I said, Sesshoumaru-sama, the latest gossip has turned to this information. Accordingly, the Swift Shadow left a message last night." Sesshoumaru nodded, and he looked down at his maid. "Kagome." Kagome said nothing and looked up at her master.
"What was the message? You always seem to have knowledge on Swift Shadow." Kagome nearly cried out, "Oh, yeah?! I'm surprised you don't notice the SIMILARITIES between me and her!!!" (Rai: No, Swift Shadow is NOT Kikyo.) Instead, she replied, "The message was actually to you, Sesshoumaru-sama." Sesshoumaru raised a silken eyebrow. "Oh?"
Kagome nodded. "It was sent last night, and the messenger gave me this." She handed him a piece of folded paper. Sesshoumaru took it, and read,
"To Lord Sesshoumaru:
I have been keeping my eye on you, milord. So you wish to catch me, do you? Well, if you're gonna catch me, I'll give you a clue: you will see the shine of the sword's quality soon on the night of the crescent moon. Ciao!!! And good luck to you; this will be fun!! I do hope you don't catch me TOO soon; I've a lot of weapons I want to steal, you see.
Swift Shadow"
Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome as soon as he finished reading the message. "How does she know I wish to capture her?" Kagome said politely, "Who knows how Swift Shadow thinks? She is as much mysterious as she is elusive." Sesshoumaru sighed and gave the message to Kagome to keep. She was reliable, and he knew she would never betray his secrets.
"You seem to know her whereabouts as much as you know about her herself. So, what do you think the rhyme means?" He had already known that Kagome would read his messages so he could trust her; she was about the only person he would ever trust. The only other person was his mother, and she was long dead.
"I think that she might mean one of the weapon stores that only sell swords. It could mean the Sword's Smith Inn, for one, Sesshoumaru-sama." He nodded and beckoned to the carriage. "Come, it is time for our meal." Kagome bowed and followed him to the waiting carriage. No one in the castle knew, but privately, Kagome ate with Sesshoumaru in his room.
And only in his room did Kagome act like herself; close to it anyway. Sesshoumaru allowed only Kagome to call him any friendly nicknames, but only in the privacy of his rooms or else she would be executed immediately for showing such "disrespect" to the nobleyoukai. (Rai: Yes, people, we are in the Feudal Era of Japan.)
"After your meal, Sesshoumaru-sama, do you wish to check the Sword's Smith Inn?" Kagome asked politely. Sesshoumaru nodded. "Only if InuYasha doesn't make any silly moves on you. He has eyes for you it seems." Inwardly, Kagome laughed. Sesshoumaru was as good as jealous. She knew he had some kind of affection for her or else she wouldn't be able to call him friendly nicknames or eat privately with him in room. "Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama," She said, and stared out the window thereafter.
As soon as they got to the castle, InuYasha was there to greet them, or rather, greet Kagome and be rude to his elder brother. (Rai: giggles I couldn't resist!!!) "Hey, Kagome!!! Oh... and hi to you too, Sesshoumaru." Kagome bowed politely and was about to say something when Sesshoumaru suddenly put his arm around her waist and growled, "Go away, InuYasha!"
Kagome blushed and said, "Se-Sesshoumaru-sa-sama, y-you're not s-supposed t- to hold me l-like this..." Sesshoumaru ignored her and walked away, now carrying her bridal style in his arms toward the castle. InuYasha called after, "You know she'll never like you, Sesshoumaru!!! She's out of YOUR league!!!"
Sesshoumaru continued toward his room, ignoring InuYasha's taunts. 'Kagome is MY maid, and will stay as such!!! She is MY woman to deal–' his thoughts paused abruptly. 'MY woman? When did such thoughts come about? No matter, I will think on this later.' He opened his bedroom door and called for a servant.
A young male servant by the name of Hojo entered and bowed. "You wished for something, Sesshoumaru-sama?" Kagome, by now out of Sesshoumaru's masculine arms, (causing her to blush by them), hid behind him to keep away from Hojo. Hojo was known around the castle to have some sort of obsession with Kagome and whenever possible he gave gifts to her.
Sesshoumaru particularly disliked this servant because of that, but, being Sesshoumaru, he didn't show such feelings for her in front of others unless it was either Kagome herself or InuYasha; whom he thought fortunate enough to even see emotions from him anyway. "Bring me a medium parfait, and a medium hot curry. That is all."
Hojo bowed and said, "Will you be eating again in your room again, m'lord?" Sesshoumaru growled and said, "As I always. Is it not common amongst you commoners that I, Sesshoumaru, eat solitary with the exception of my maid?" Hojo bowed panickedly and rushed to fulfill his order.
Sesshoumaru shut the door and turned to find Kagome making his bed and then folding his clothes. He rolled his eyes and said, "How many times must I tell you? You aren't supposed to do that!!! Leave that to the cleaning maids." Kagome turned and stood, her hands on her hips. "Oh, please!! Would you rather me act as a maid or act as myself in front of the other occupants?"
Sesshoumaru sighed and fell atop his bed. "Fine, fine, I get your point. But..." Kagome sat down next to him, not too close in case, and asked, "But...?" Sesshoumaru turned his head to look up at her and replied, "But why do you suppose that annoying HOBO likes you so much?" Kagome suppressed a giggle and said, "But why do YOU suppose you're acting so jealously?"
Sesshoumaru growled slightly and sat up, pulling Kagome suddenly against him, startling her. "Because you're MINE." Kagome felt her face heat up as she thought, 'And he likes the other me as well?' (Rai: If you've guessed it, you're right!! Kagome is Swift Shadow!!) Sesshoumaru suddenly let go of her and she realized that the serving lunch servant was here.
Immediately, Kagome set about "fixing up" Sesshoumaru's room as the servant entered. It turned out to be Sango, a favored servant amongst the castle. She walked in, and bowed. "Sesshoumaru-sama, your food." Sesshoumaru gestured her in, and shut the door. Then, he said, "Proceed with the usual." Both Sango and Kagome rolled their eyes and went about getting the food prepared.
"All righty!!! Everythin's ready to go!!! See you both later!!" Waving, Sango left the room. Sesshoumaru sat down at his table and beckoned Kagome over. "As usual." Kagome nodded, and sat down across from him. "So, what would you like to talk about?" Kagome asked, waiting for him to take the first bite.
Sesshoumaru picked up his chopsticks and immediately set to work. "Hm... the parfait is ok today, but it isn't excellent. What do you think, Kagome?" Kagome said politely just to annoy him, "I think whatever you wish me to think, my lord." Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes and said, "Kagome..." Kagome giggled softly and said, "I agree with you about the parfait."
Sesshoumaru nodded, pleased. Kagome was always good with what she said. They finished the meal, but just as they did, a rapid, rough knock sound on Sesshoumaru's door. "InuYasha," they both said at the same time, and Kagome grinned. "I guess we're both getting to know him a little too well for your comfort, eh, Sesshou?"
Sesshoumaru sighed and nodded. "Come in," he called. Kagome was already up and clearing up the table of the now empty plates of food. InuYasha walked in and said, "Hey! I hear that Swift Shadow made contact with you." This puzzled Sesshoumaru and Kagome inwardly panicked. 'Uh oh!!! Does he know?! This is bad!!'
Outside, she seemed calm and indifferent about the whole thing. "Where did you hear this?" InuYasha shrugged. "I meant the note she gave you," Kagome sighed in relief, "So what did it say? I bet Swift Shadow has a thing for you. So just give it up for Kagome and hand her to me, why don't you?"
Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and said, "The usual, InuYasha. No. And who cares what Swift Shadow's affections are for? I just want to capture her and expose her and then give her–" Kagome stopped listening thereafter. 'I can't let him catch me!! If he does, he might kill me!!! Or worse, torture me for doing such crimes!'
InuYasha's voice cut through her thoughts. "So you're going to reward her? For what? She's a THIEF, Sesshoumaru! What happened to YOUR intelligence, eh?" Kagome blinked. 'What?!' Sesshoumaru nodded. "For eluding those detectives for so long, I think I should reward her. But I'm not sure what."
InuYasha grinned. "And if she was someone you knew once you've captured her?" Sesshoumaru didn't reply for seemed eternity to Kagome when he said, "It depends on who it would be, InuYasha. Since you asked that question, do YOU know who it is?" InuYasha grinned. "Maybe." Kagome blinked again as she remembered. 'No duh, Kagome!! Of COURSE InuYasha knows!!!'
Kagome shook her head. 'How could I have forgotten?' She sighed softly. Sesshoumaru leaned forward. "Who is it?" InuYasha yawned and said, "Well, look at the time, I'm tired! I'm going to go take a nap. See ya later, Sesshoumaru." InuYasha waved to Kagome and left the room. Kagome let her breath go when she realized she'd been holding it.
'Oh, I thought he was gonna tell him... Whew...' Sesshoumaru growled, breaking Kagome out of her thoughts, and said, "Come! Tonight is the night of the crescent moon. We go to the Sword's Smith Inn." Kagome nodded, and grabbed Sesshoumaru's travel clothing. "Forget that. We're leaving NOW, in case she might already be there and–" Sesshoumaru blinked.
"Come to think of it, the note was for me, so I'll go myself. Kagome, stay here." Kagome bowed. "Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama." Sesshoumaru left. Kagome looked up to where he was standing before and smirked. "Catch me if you can, Sesshoumaru." Quickly, she threw off her maid clothing to reveal a black outfit just like Swift Shadow's.
She smirked again. 'Here I come, Sesshoumaru, and I'm not letting you catch me!!' Checking to make sure Sesshoumaru's door was locked, she jumped out the window and landed on the tree just outside of it. 'Let's see if you're smart enough to catch me stealing, eh?' she thought, grinning. 'This is gonna be tons of fun...'
A/N time!!!
Rai: Well, whaddaya think? Good? Bad? Dunno? Well, choose!!
Sess: This story might interesting after all...
Rai: rolls eyes Only cause YOU'RE in it, Sesshou.
Sess: Of course.
Rai: growls Whatever. R & R!!!