The Scent of Night
By: Raiyoan Yashamaru
Rai: Well, well, well!! This story's getting around to what you call EXCELLENT!!!
Sess: Not quite. It is just interesting for now.
Rai: grumbles Well, excuse me...
Sess: You are excused.
Rai: rolls eyes That was rhetorical...
Sess: I see...
Rai: Review replies at the end of the chapter!!!
Sess: And here is the next chapter for you faithful reviewers...
Rai: Ok, ok, he's OOC I know, but... well... I'm writing this so... so BLEH!!!
Sess: ...Ok... Well... Here it is!!!
{Flashback of Last Chapter}
Sesshoumaru stared at her sleeping form for a bit and then a genuine smile appeared on his [handsome] face. (Rai: drools Wish I could see that...) 'Then I won't, Kagome...' he thought, and laid in his bed, and fell asleep.
{End Flashback of Last Chapter}
The next morning Kagome found that Sesshoumaru was really – and truly – asleep in his bed. Hiding a smile, she covered him more fully with his bed covers and quietly slipped out of his room, heading down to the servants' quarters to relay her information "gathering" from the "gossip" of the commoners...
Chapter 3: Third Message... A Clue toward an Identity
...Down in the servants' quarters, Sango had gathered Miroku, Rin, Shippo, and her two tailed firekitten Kirara. Rin was a young girl around the age of seven who was very fond of Sesshoumaru, and Shippo was a young boy around the same age as Rin, and was fonder of InuYasha than he was of Sesshoumaru, whom he considered scary.
Kagome arrived, grinning her all famous smile. "Kagome!!" Both Shippo and Rin cried out when they saw her. Kirara, in Sango's arms, jumped down and ran over to Kagome as well. All three were very fond of Kagome, and of course, this group of friends was soon joined by the prince himself, InuYasha.
"Glad you could make it, everyone!!" Kagome said cheerfully. Shippo had let go of Kagome and had run over to InuYasha and climbed to the top of his head. InuYasha grumbled about having a fox brat on his head, though in truth he was quite fond of Shippo. Shippo was a fox kitsune cub, a fox youkai.
Kirara jumped away from Kagome as well and went back to Sango who picked her up. Kirara, a firekitten as well as a firecat, was a youkai. She could transform into a three tailed firecat, bigger, and able to carry humans on her back. Rin was a just a human, but a special human at that. Rin came from Sango's village, and was Sango's adopted little sister since her younger brother Kohaku had died.
(Rai: I know, I know; it's sad that Kohaku died, but everyone will eventually find out the reason.) InuYasha sat down with the rest of them and they all turned to look at Kagome. "So, other than the sword, what'd you get for us, Kagome?" Sango asked. Kagome looked to InuYasha and he nodded.
Kagome pulled out a big, brown bag. (Rai: Try those kinds of bags that carry coins and stuff.) She poured out a humongous amount of gold. All in all, it was 160 gold pieces. Even InuYasha was impressed. "Where'd you get all that while you played around with Sesshoumaru, Kagome?" Miroku asked, being the cautious one.
Miroku, although a lecher, was a good loyal friend, and Kagome's older brother; plus a monk and InuYasha's partner in training. (Rai: Lol, surprised you, didn't I?) Kagome grinned. "Relax, big brother!! I got all of this on my way back to the castle." InuYasha raised an eyebrow. "You didn't steal it from the money of the castle's–"
Kagome glared and said, interrupting him, "Lord InuYasha!! I would never do such a thing!! Lord Inutaisho himself knows of this!!" InuYasha raised both his eyebrows. "Dad knows about you being Swift Shadow??" Miroku sighed and he said in place of Kagome, "Lord Inutaisho was the one who set up Swift Shadow."
InuYasha felt his jaw drop. "My... My DAD did all this?? Why's he doing this? And how come Sesshoumaru doesn't know?" Kagome scoffed. "Only certain people were supposed to know, m'lord. Miroku, for one. Me, of course, seeing as I'M Swift Shadow. And of course Lord Inutaisho. But these people mentioned were the only ones to know.
"InuYasha, you only knew by finding it out while you were walking by during the conference meeting. Originally, Miroku and I were supposed to be warriors in his army–" InuYasha suddenly stood up and said, "You. Miroku. Warriors. Of the ARMY!?" Kagome sighed and rubbed her temples. "Yes, Lord InuYasha, yes."
"Then why...?" Miroku interjected, "He found out that Kagome had abilities beyond his imagining and he wanted her to be like spy. However, he decided that to help out the poorest of his people but still able to keep up his reputation he invented the thief Swift Shadow, angel to all of the commoners, devil to the nobles."
Kagome grinned dryly and said, "Somehow, m'lord Sesshoumaru saw me during one of my "raids" and he's the only one so far to have "seen" me in person. I'm not sure how he DID see me, but he's QUITE interested, trust me." InuYasha grinned. "He's interested in "both" of you, Kagome... YOU and Swift Shadow."
Kagome blushed and said quickly, "H-Hey!! InuYasha!!!" Kagome glanced at the sun outside in a window, and her eyes widened. "Sesshoumaru's probably looking for me!! I gotta go!! See you later everybody!!" Kagome quickly gave Miroku a hug and ran out of the servants' quarter at her Swift Shadow speed.
InuYasha blinked, because he could just about see Kagome move from one place to the next... or not. As soon as she had gotten into her famous speed, she disappeared altogether. She didn't become a blur like when Sesshoumaru might've seen her speed. "Uh... where'd Kagome go...?" InuYasha asked the others.
They sighed. Sometimes InuYasha was slower than when he was running...
Kagome came running to Sesshoumaru's door after she had got his breakfast. Knocking on the door while balancing the breakfast tray in her other hand, she heard a gruff, "Come in." Kagome sighed and entered to find Sesshoumaru still in his bed, but sitting up and glaring at her. "And where have YOU been?"
Kagome glared back at him. "It's only been five minutes, Sesshoumaru-sama," She said stiffly, "I went to go get you some breakfast." Sesshoumaru stiffened when he heard Kagome refer to him as "-sama". He sighed. "Next time, tell me and don't worry me so much!! I was afraid InuYasha had come and taken you and that Yura would drop by..."
When Sesshoumaru looked back at Kagome, she was giving him strange look. A look that said "you-were-worried-about-me?-are-you-feeling-okay?" Sesshoumaru blinked and growled. "What's for breakfast?" Kagome managed to hide her laughter and said, "Usual. Sweet parfait and your favorite, steak."
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes. "Steak? That's my dinner favorite, not my morning usual." Kagome sweatdropped. 'Shoot, I better be more normal...' "Did I say "steak"? Sorry, I meant your favorite drink for the morning..." Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow at her sudden nervousness when all she had done was mistake his favorite morning meal.
"Why are you nervous?" he asked. She jumped. "I-I... N-Nothing..." she stuttered. She quickly walked into his room and gave him his breakfast. At least she'd gotten his breakfast right after her nerve racking of him finding out who she really was and... other things. Closing the door, she immediately set about "cleaning" his room.
Sesshoumaru watched her for few minutes, watching the way that, whenever she walked pass the sunlight filled from his window, her hair would sparkle and seem moonlit silver colored. Her sapphire-silver eyes were full of life, and for some reason, she suddenly began to look just like Swift Shadow when he first saw the thief...
{Flashback}
He had been walking around the swords smith shop where Toutousai – the sword smith – was working when he saw a peculiar shadow. Now, being a youkai gave him many advantages, but this was most certainly not one of them. "Hello?" he said monotonely. The person didn't reply, but his/her shadow moved.
He followed the shadow and looked up. There... there he saw a midnight, ebony haired female with sapphire-silver eyes staring at him, surprise slightly evident in those stunning full-of-life eyes. He blinked, and said, "Who are you?" Her full, pale-pink lips lifted in smirk, complimenting her stance.
"Well, well!! The Lord Sesshoumaru himself is the first to catch me. Interesting, VERY interesting..." Sesshoumaru blinked. Her voice sounded familiar... He shook off the odd thought, and said, "What do you mean?" She turned her back, letting the full moon's light cast her features into shadow.
"I'm surprised you do not know my name, Lord Sesshoumaru... I'm known as..."
{End Flashback}
'Swift Shadow...' Sesshoumaru thought dryly. 'The only female to ever elude me... no, the second female... Kagome was first...' Glancing over to Kagome, who was sitting on her bed and looking out the window, he wondered, 'Could Kagome BE Swift Shadow? They look so much... alike...' He shook his head of such thoughts.
'Ha... who am I kidding? Kagome isn't Swift Shadow... She's too human like to be that thief...' Sesshoumaru came out of his thoughts when he realized that his breakfast tray had been removed and that his clothes for the day had replaced them and that Kagome was gone. He sighed to himself. 'I'm going to lose my sense of common sense between these women...'
Quickly, he changed into his clothes for the day; he was going to the Hunter's Spears store to figure out how to capture Swift Shadow. But now he wondered if he should take Kagome along...? 'No,' he thought, shaking his head, 'Swift Shadow may be far too dangerous and I don't want Kagome hurt...'
He blinked, and thought, 'Since when did I start caring for humans, nonetheless Kagome...? Wait... I've ALWAYS cared for Kagome... Nevermind that question.' Sesshoumaru was holding the message he had "received" three nights before – the first message – as well as the message he had gotten two days ago – the second message.
Kagome was watching as his carriage left before turning to a tall, silver- haired golden-eyed youkai. He was somewhat Sesshoumaru's replica, but in less ways than more. But for the markings on his face, the only similarities were his silver hair and his golden eyes – something that both his sons had inherited from him only.
Kagome bowed, standing to attention as soon as she had finished watching her cover. "Well, Kagome, how are things going as my spy? Well... thief," said Inutaisho, the lord of the Western lands, as well as Kagome's boss as well as Sesshoumaru's and InuYasha's father. "I have begun the second part of your plan, Your Majesty," Kagome said.
Inutaisho nodded. "That is where you send messages to my eldest son, correct? I want him to help you out – hopefully without his anger – and then... what is it, InuYasha?" InuYasha came into the room, nodded to Kagome who had bowed, and then turned to his father saying, "Dad, why didn't you tell me that Kagome was Swift Shadow?"
Inutaisho gave a sigh, and said, "InuYasha, I thought Kagome already told you the reason." Kagome looked at InuYasha and he looked at her. They shook their heads. "Dad, Kagome wasn't going to tell me even if I forced her. Besides, I'd rather you told me yourself instead of a servant – in this case, a spy or thief or whatever – telling me why you didn't tell me earlier."
"InuYasha, sit down," Inutaisho directed. "Kagome? Your mission begins as of now. Go steal that spear I wanted and give it to the family I assigned you." Kagome bowed and left the room. 'Her eyes were steely, like that of an assassin's,' InuYasha noted to himself. 'I wonder why?' Inutaisho had noticed as well, but he knew that Kagome was merely concentrating.
Turning to his son, he began, "Now, the reason I didn't tell you before InuYasha..."
Sesshoumaru growled. 'She's isn't even here!! So why did she tell me she's be here tonight if... wait.' Sesshoumaru lifted his nose in the air and sniffed. That was it. That was Swift Shadow's scent... Quickly jumping into the shadows, Sesshoumaru watched as a feminine figure stepped into the shop.
She placed something on the counter before turning and looking directing at him. "Why, Lord Sesshoumaru!! Did you plan to catch me by surprise? I'm a little disappointed you'd use tactics like that..." She gave him a grin that almost sent his heart spiraling; it looked a lot like Kagome's.
He blinked, shaking his head. "Swift Shadow!" He bellowed, slightly startling her with its loudness, "Why do you do these things?!" She just chuckled and said, "I'll be taking this little spear here... and I'll be SEEING you later!!!" With that, she became a literal blur and then disappeared altogether, with one of the best spears in hand.
Sesshoumaru sighed. He stepped out of the shadows and went up to the note that was laid down – obviously – for him. Opening the neatly folded piece of paper, he read,
"To Lord Sesshoumaru:
Heeheehee!! Still haven't caught me and you were so close tonight, huh? Well, I might as well congradulate you for nearly capturing lil' old me!! But... you STILL haven't caught me as of yet!! So, to help you along the way, here's a clue!! The ax's shine is where you'll see the sun shadow's align. Good luck to you!! And to me of course!! Heh!
Swift Shadow"
Sesshoumaru sighed. 'Well, here I go again...'
A/N time!!!
Rai: So, will Sesshoumaru figure out who Swift Shadow is? And, if you readers were paying attention, did you get what the clue toward the identity was? If you did, tell me!!
Sess: I do not see how Kagome's scent changes when she is either Swift Shadow or Kagome.
Rai: That's what you'll learn eventually, readers, because soon Sesshoumaru will figure out who Swift Shadow is, and then the REAL adventure begins!!
Sess: growls In this story I show too many emotions!!
Rai: Only when it comes to Swift Shadow and Kagome!! Heh. Well, R & R!! I'm only going to reply to the reviews I received recently but I DO want to thank everyone else who reviewed!! I've gotten so many I can't keep up!!
Review Replies:
ilikesaddleshoes – In this chapter you find out your answer to your question. Well, kind of. In the next couple of chapters it will reveal how Kagome is able to change her scent. Thanks for reviewing!!
bad grammar401 – Funny, is it? Oh well, I guess I can agree with you on some terms!! Well, thanks for reviewing!!
Rai: Well, that's that!! Don't forget to press that lil' button that says "Submit Review"!! Because more reviews equals faster update if I can type fast enough!!
By: Raiyoan Yashamaru
Rai: Well, well, well!! This story's getting around to what you call EXCELLENT!!!
Sess: Not quite. It is just interesting for now.
Rai: grumbles Well, excuse me...
Sess: You are excused.
Rai: rolls eyes That was rhetorical...
Sess: I see...
Rai: Review replies at the end of the chapter!!!
Sess: And here is the next chapter for you faithful reviewers...
Rai: Ok, ok, he's OOC I know, but... well... I'm writing this so... so BLEH!!!
Sess: ...Ok... Well... Here it is!!!
{Flashback of Last Chapter}
Sesshoumaru stared at her sleeping form for a bit and then a genuine smile appeared on his [handsome] face. (Rai: drools Wish I could see that...) 'Then I won't, Kagome...' he thought, and laid in his bed, and fell asleep.
{End Flashback of Last Chapter}
The next morning Kagome found that Sesshoumaru was really – and truly – asleep in his bed. Hiding a smile, she covered him more fully with his bed covers and quietly slipped out of his room, heading down to the servants' quarters to relay her information "gathering" from the "gossip" of the commoners...
Chapter 3: Third Message... A Clue toward an Identity
...Down in the servants' quarters, Sango had gathered Miroku, Rin, Shippo, and her two tailed firekitten Kirara. Rin was a young girl around the age of seven who was very fond of Sesshoumaru, and Shippo was a young boy around the same age as Rin, and was fonder of InuYasha than he was of Sesshoumaru, whom he considered scary.
Kagome arrived, grinning her all famous smile. "Kagome!!" Both Shippo and Rin cried out when they saw her. Kirara, in Sango's arms, jumped down and ran over to Kagome as well. All three were very fond of Kagome, and of course, this group of friends was soon joined by the prince himself, InuYasha.
"Glad you could make it, everyone!!" Kagome said cheerfully. Shippo had let go of Kagome and had run over to InuYasha and climbed to the top of his head. InuYasha grumbled about having a fox brat on his head, though in truth he was quite fond of Shippo. Shippo was a fox kitsune cub, a fox youkai.
Kirara jumped away from Kagome as well and went back to Sango who picked her up. Kirara, a firekitten as well as a firecat, was a youkai. She could transform into a three tailed firecat, bigger, and able to carry humans on her back. Rin was a just a human, but a special human at that. Rin came from Sango's village, and was Sango's adopted little sister since her younger brother Kohaku had died.
(Rai: I know, I know; it's sad that Kohaku died, but everyone will eventually find out the reason.) InuYasha sat down with the rest of them and they all turned to look at Kagome. "So, other than the sword, what'd you get for us, Kagome?" Sango asked. Kagome looked to InuYasha and he nodded.
Kagome pulled out a big, brown bag. (Rai: Try those kinds of bags that carry coins and stuff.) She poured out a humongous amount of gold. All in all, it was 160 gold pieces. Even InuYasha was impressed. "Where'd you get all that while you played around with Sesshoumaru, Kagome?" Miroku asked, being the cautious one.
Miroku, although a lecher, was a good loyal friend, and Kagome's older brother; plus a monk and InuYasha's partner in training. (Rai: Lol, surprised you, didn't I?) Kagome grinned. "Relax, big brother!! I got all of this on my way back to the castle." InuYasha raised an eyebrow. "You didn't steal it from the money of the castle's–"
Kagome glared and said, interrupting him, "Lord InuYasha!! I would never do such a thing!! Lord Inutaisho himself knows of this!!" InuYasha raised both his eyebrows. "Dad knows about you being Swift Shadow??" Miroku sighed and he said in place of Kagome, "Lord Inutaisho was the one who set up Swift Shadow."
InuYasha felt his jaw drop. "My... My DAD did all this?? Why's he doing this? And how come Sesshoumaru doesn't know?" Kagome scoffed. "Only certain people were supposed to know, m'lord. Miroku, for one. Me, of course, seeing as I'M Swift Shadow. And of course Lord Inutaisho. But these people mentioned were the only ones to know.
"InuYasha, you only knew by finding it out while you were walking by during the conference meeting. Originally, Miroku and I were supposed to be warriors in his army–" InuYasha suddenly stood up and said, "You. Miroku. Warriors. Of the ARMY!?" Kagome sighed and rubbed her temples. "Yes, Lord InuYasha, yes."
"Then why...?" Miroku interjected, "He found out that Kagome had abilities beyond his imagining and he wanted her to be like spy. However, he decided that to help out the poorest of his people but still able to keep up his reputation he invented the thief Swift Shadow, angel to all of the commoners, devil to the nobles."
Kagome grinned dryly and said, "Somehow, m'lord Sesshoumaru saw me during one of my "raids" and he's the only one so far to have "seen" me in person. I'm not sure how he DID see me, but he's QUITE interested, trust me." InuYasha grinned. "He's interested in "both" of you, Kagome... YOU and Swift Shadow."
Kagome blushed and said quickly, "H-Hey!! InuYasha!!!" Kagome glanced at the sun outside in a window, and her eyes widened. "Sesshoumaru's probably looking for me!! I gotta go!! See you later everybody!!" Kagome quickly gave Miroku a hug and ran out of the servants' quarter at her Swift Shadow speed.
InuYasha blinked, because he could just about see Kagome move from one place to the next... or not. As soon as she had gotten into her famous speed, she disappeared altogether. She didn't become a blur like when Sesshoumaru might've seen her speed. "Uh... where'd Kagome go...?" InuYasha asked the others.
They sighed. Sometimes InuYasha was slower than when he was running...
Kagome came running to Sesshoumaru's door after she had got his breakfast. Knocking on the door while balancing the breakfast tray in her other hand, she heard a gruff, "Come in." Kagome sighed and entered to find Sesshoumaru still in his bed, but sitting up and glaring at her. "And where have YOU been?"
Kagome glared back at him. "It's only been five minutes, Sesshoumaru-sama," She said stiffly, "I went to go get you some breakfast." Sesshoumaru stiffened when he heard Kagome refer to him as "-sama". He sighed. "Next time, tell me and don't worry me so much!! I was afraid InuYasha had come and taken you and that Yura would drop by..."
When Sesshoumaru looked back at Kagome, she was giving him strange look. A look that said "you-were-worried-about-me?-are-you-feeling-okay?" Sesshoumaru blinked and growled. "What's for breakfast?" Kagome managed to hide her laughter and said, "Usual. Sweet parfait and your favorite, steak."
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes. "Steak? That's my dinner favorite, not my morning usual." Kagome sweatdropped. 'Shoot, I better be more normal...' "Did I say "steak"? Sorry, I meant your favorite drink for the morning..." Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow at her sudden nervousness when all she had done was mistake his favorite morning meal.
"Why are you nervous?" he asked. She jumped. "I-I... N-Nothing..." she stuttered. She quickly walked into his room and gave him his breakfast. At least she'd gotten his breakfast right after her nerve racking of him finding out who she really was and... other things. Closing the door, she immediately set about "cleaning" his room.
Sesshoumaru watched her for few minutes, watching the way that, whenever she walked pass the sunlight filled from his window, her hair would sparkle and seem moonlit silver colored. Her sapphire-silver eyes were full of life, and for some reason, she suddenly began to look just like Swift Shadow when he first saw the thief...
{Flashback}
He had been walking around the swords smith shop where Toutousai – the sword smith – was working when he saw a peculiar shadow. Now, being a youkai gave him many advantages, but this was most certainly not one of them. "Hello?" he said monotonely. The person didn't reply, but his/her shadow moved.
He followed the shadow and looked up. There... there he saw a midnight, ebony haired female with sapphire-silver eyes staring at him, surprise slightly evident in those stunning full-of-life eyes. He blinked, and said, "Who are you?" Her full, pale-pink lips lifted in smirk, complimenting her stance.
"Well, well!! The Lord Sesshoumaru himself is the first to catch me. Interesting, VERY interesting..." Sesshoumaru blinked. Her voice sounded familiar... He shook off the odd thought, and said, "What do you mean?" She turned her back, letting the full moon's light cast her features into shadow.
"I'm surprised you do not know my name, Lord Sesshoumaru... I'm known as..."
{End Flashback}
'Swift Shadow...' Sesshoumaru thought dryly. 'The only female to ever elude me... no, the second female... Kagome was first...' Glancing over to Kagome, who was sitting on her bed and looking out the window, he wondered, 'Could Kagome BE Swift Shadow? They look so much... alike...' He shook his head of such thoughts.
'Ha... who am I kidding? Kagome isn't Swift Shadow... She's too human like to be that thief...' Sesshoumaru came out of his thoughts when he realized that his breakfast tray had been removed and that his clothes for the day had replaced them and that Kagome was gone. He sighed to himself. 'I'm going to lose my sense of common sense between these women...'
Quickly, he changed into his clothes for the day; he was going to the Hunter's Spears store to figure out how to capture Swift Shadow. But now he wondered if he should take Kagome along...? 'No,' he thought, shaking his head, 'Swift Shadow may be far too dangerous and I don't want Kagome hurt...'
He blinked, and thought, 'Since when did I start caring for humans, nonetheless Kagome...? Wait... I've ALWAYS cared for Kagome... Nevermind that question.' Sesshoumaru was holding the message he had "received" three nights before – the first message – as well as the message he had gotten two days ago – the second message.
Kagome was watching as his carriage left before turning to a tall, silver- haired golden-eyed youkai. He was somewhat Sesshoumaru's replica, but in less ways than more. But for the markings on his face, the only similarities were his silver hair and his golden eyes – something that both his sons had inherited from him only.
Kagome bowed, standing to attention as soon as she had finished watching her cover. "Well, Kagome, how are things going as my spy? Well... thief," said Inutaisho, the lord of the Western lands, as well as Kagome's boss as well as Sesshoumaru's and InuYasha's father. "I have begun the second part of your plan, Your Majesty," Kagome said.
Inutaisho nodded. "That is where you send messages to my eldest son, correct? I want him to help you out – hopefully without his anger – and then... what is it, InuYasha?" InuYasha came into the room, nodded to Kagome who had bowed, and then turned to his father saying, "Dad, why didn't you tell me that Kagome was Swift Shadow?"
Inutaisho gave a sigh, and said, "InuYasha, I thought Kagome already told you the reason." Kagome looked at InuYasha and he looked at her. They shook their heads. "Dad, Kagome wasn't going to tell me even if I forced her. Besides, I'd rather you told me yourself instead of a servant – in this case, a spy or thief or whatever – telling me why you didn't tell me earlier."
"InuYasha, sit down," Inutaisho directed. "Kagome? Your mission begins as of now. Go steal that spear I wanted and give it to the family I assigned you." Kagome bowed and left the room. 'Her eyes were steely, like that of an assassin's,' InuYasha noted to himself. 'I wonder why?' Inutaisho had noticed as well, but he knew that Kagome was merely concentrating.
Turning to his son, he began, "Now, the reason I didn't tell you before InuYasha..."
Sesshoumaru growled. 'She's isn't even here!! So why did she tell me she's be here tonight if... wait.' Sesshoumaru lifted his nose in the air and sniffed. That was it. That was Swift Shadow's scent... Quickly jumping into the shadows, Sesshoumaru watched as a feminine figure stepped into the shop.
She placed something on the counter before turning and looking directing at him. "Why, Lord Sesshoumaru!! Did you plan to catch me by surprise? I'm a little disappointed you'd use tactics like that..." She gave him a grin that almost sent his heart spiraling; it looked a lot like Kagome's.
He blinked, shaking his head. "Swift Shadow!" He bellowed, slightly startling her with its loudness, "Why do you do these things?!" She just chuckled and said, "I'll be taking this little spear here... and I'll be SEEING you later!!!" With that, she became a literal blur and then disappeared altogether, with one of the best spears in hand.
Sesshoumaru sighed. He stepped out of the shadows and went up to the note that was laid down – obviously – for him. Opening the neatly folded piece of paper, he read,
"To Lord Sesshoumaru:
Heeheehee!! Still haven't caught me and you were so close tonight, huh? Well, I might as well congradulate you for nearly capturing lil' old me!! But... you STILL haven't caught me as of yet!! So, to help you along the way, here's a clue!! The ax's shine is where you'll see the sun shadow's align. Good luck to you!! And to me of course!! Heh!
Swift Shadow"
Sesshoumaru sighed. 'Well, here I go again...'
A/N time!!!
Rai: So, will Sesshoumaru figure out who Swift Shadow is? And, if you readers were paying attention, did you get what the clue toward the identity was? If you did, tell me!!
Sess: I do not see how Kagome's scent changes when she is either Swift Shadow or Kagome.
Rai: That's what you'll learn eventually, readers, because soon Sesshoumaru will figure out who Swift Shadow is, and then the REAL adventure begins!!
Sess: growls In this story I show too many emotions!!
Rai: Only when it comes to Swift Shadow and Kagome!! Heh. Well, R & R!! I'm only going to reply to the reviews I received recently but I DO want to thank everyone else who reviewed!! I've gotten so many I can't keep up!!
Review Replies:
ilikesaddleshoes – In this chapter you find out your answer to your question. Well, kind of. In the next couple of chapters it will reveal how Kagome is able to change her scent. Thanks for reviewing!!
bad grammar401 – Funny, is it? Oh well, I guess I can agree with you on some terms!! Well, thanks for reviewing!!
Rai: Well, that's that!! Don't forget to press that lil' button that says "Submit Review"!! Because more reviews equals faster update if I can type fast enough!!