*running around burning algebra* ARHG!! YOU ARE EVIIIIIILLLLLL!!!*mauls it*
KY: O_O*scoot scoot* o_O since she can NOT talk.......we are all VERY thankful for the reviews! You guys have been great and helped me keep my job as a muse!!! XD!!!*explosion in BG* O__O expect some HYPER parodies....
Note: ^^ the same note from last chapter applies to this!! ^^;;;; I think....
Disclaimer* I WANT TO OWN IT!!*gets hit by a rock* ;_; BUT I DO NOT!
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Pain. That was all she Kagura felt as she lay on the grass. Cold, intense, fiery pain. Something she had never before experienced in her life, not even against Inuyasha. She tried to move and almost screamed as a violent streak of pain shot through her. It was worse in her stomach and chest. She fell back onto her book and closed her eyes. "Why.....why, Naraku.....Why can I not be happy....?" she said aloud, slightly opening her eyes. The wind started to blow again and Kagura's vision started to blur. She saw something loom over her and suppressed a scream.
"No.....It's......naraku....coming back for me....." She thought, feeling tears form in her eyes. The figure stooped down and Kagura turned away from it. "Please.....just kill me and get....get it over with...." She closed her eyes as the figure reached for her.
"Kagura..."The voice said, shaking her shoulder gently. "Kagura....it's me...."
Kagura slowly opened her eyes and focused them on the figure, who wasn't so dark anymore. When she finally recognized him, she tried to sit up. "Se.....Sessho....maru..." She whispered through the pain. The demon Lord nodded, more concerned about her wounds.
"Shhh....Don't speak....your wounds...." He said gently, looking into her eyes and feeling rage surge through him at Naraku. He gently picked Kagura up in his arms.
"Y.....you came...but...but why...?" Kagura asked as Sesshoumaru started to walk through the forest. He did not answer and she started to shiver. He picked up the speed a little, feeling her getting weaker. They quickly entered a valley. Type.....thingy... and Sesshoumaru set Kagura down on the soft grass.
"..This will sting....But I have to bind your wounds..." He told her, taking some strips from his loose kimono sleeve. He gulped for a moment before taking Kagura's kimono off. The wind sorceress was too dizzy to know what he was doing and was silent and still. He quickly and carefully wrapped the cloth around the vicious wound in her stomach. The bleeding finally stopped. He shook Kagura's shoulder again gently. "...Kagura...Don't go to sleep...." He warned, putting her kimono back on.
"...It's useless...." She whispered. Sesshoumaru blinked and looked at her. "...It doesn't matter....whether I live or die..... He will still win in the end...." A tear fell down from her ruby eyes. "......He holds...my life in his hands...and I...I cannot do anything to stop him........I shall never be free......" She started to cry silently and Sesshoumaru suddenly pulled her close.
".....He won't win, Kagura......I promise... that he won't.....you will be free....." He whispered softly in her ear, holding her closer than he had anyone before. Something besides anger rose up in his chest and he took a jagged breath. Kagura just nodded, letting the tears that needed to be shed fall. She ignored the constricting pain in her chest as Sesshoumaru held her trembling body.
"...Sesshoumaru....I...I have something to tell you..." She said softly.
"Don't speak...."
"NO!! Please.........I have to......before anything else happens.....please....." The sound of her voice nearly broke Sesshoumaru but he nodded slowly.
"..What is it?"
".....I....I..." She suddenly threw her arms around his neck, crying. "Oh, Sesshoumaru!! Please.....I...I love you... I always have..... No matter what Naraku does or say.....Really...And I don't care....if you don't feel the same way......Just...let me stay.......please...."
Sesshoumaru was still, his eyes wide with surprise. No one had EVER told him that before, not even his own mother. And certainly no female. Yet, wasn't that what he had always and truly wanted? Dog demons weren't loners by nature. Was that why he was always haunted with such empty and cold feelings? Because no one had ever told him that they loved him? Was that why he felt such a pain in his chest sometimes? Was this the reason?
He pulled Kagura close and let her cry on his shoulder. He didn't fight it. He knew he felt the same way. HE loved her. And there was nothing he could do about it. "Kagura....." He whispered in her ear and felt her tighten her grip on him. "I love you, too...." He suddenly felt much better with that said. Kagura suddenly sat up and stared at him, her eyes wide.
"You would love me......even if my father was your worst enemy.....?" She asked him, looking deep into his eyes. Sesshoumaru nodded slowly while their eyes locked. Right then, it felt like time had stopped as Sesshoumaru and Kagura kissed long and hard. And Kagura stayed in there all night long.
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DIDJA THINK IT WAS OVER!!?!!??!?! WHAT ARE YOU PPL INSANE???!?! ISH ME HERE!! MUST ADD MORE ANGST AND DRAMA!! MUHAHAHAHAAHHAAHH!!
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Nearby, Rin was fast asleep by Ah-Un. Jaken was around the fire, deep in thought. Sesshoumaru wasn't back and Jaken was worried. Especially about the fact that he had gone after Kagura. The toad sighed. "What could me Lord be thinking? Falling for some.....some...some FEMALE! And one that is in alliance with our most hated enemy! What could he be thinking?!"
While Jaken was busily contemplating this, he didn't notice how the night suddenly became more dark and ominous. It was close to morning, so that shouldn't be happening. The trees suddenly started to twist and sway and the toad blinked. "What's this?" He muttered, standing up. The fire suddenly went out, causing him to shriek.
"Wha....What?" Rin said sleepily, starting to stir. She sat up, blinking. "What's happening, Jaken-sama?"
"Quiet, Rin!" He replied sharply, looking around. "Something is definitely not right about this...."
As if summoned, the darkness suddenly swirled around and took the shape of a huge black figure. Rin screamed as something shot out from it and latched onto her arms and legs. She screamed louder and more shrilly as it lifted her into the air.
"JAKEN-SAMA!!" She yelled as loud as she could, fighting back against the shadow. She looked around frantically for him but saw nothing and no one.
"Dear child. There is nothing to fear," A sickly sweet voice said, echoing around the terrified young girl. Rin knew that voice. And it was one she had never ever wished to hear again, not until she died. It was the voice of Naraku. His face appeared in the shadow, too close to her. "I am only here to take you away."
Rin's eyes got wide and filled with tears as the darkness rose above her. She closed them tightly and screamed.
"SESSHOUMARU-SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMA!!!"
~*~ ^^ PARODY TIME JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE'S DAY!! Though Of course this will have NOTHING about it! ~*~
Rin:*running around Sesshoumaru**VERY hyper for no apparent reason, like most kids are* Hey Sesshoumaru-sama!? Why do you hate Inuyasha?! Why is the sky blue!? Why is the grass green?! How come Jaken's Mom doesn't like him?!
Jaken: O_O!! HEY!! I RESENT THAT!! MY MOTHER LOVED ME VERY MUCH!!
Sess: -_- no she didn't.*continues to walk*
Jaken: THAT WAS CRUEL!!
Rin: How come water is cold!? How come you like Kagura!? Why do random rabid fan girls attack you?!
Sess: o_O.....*keeps walking*
Rin: How come you look like a girl!? How come you have yaoi fans?! How come I'm a girl!? Where do babies come from!? How come Naraku wears leather boxers?! How come I know all these things?!
Sess: RIN!!! SHUT UP!!!!! BE QUIET!! CEASE AND DISIST!! SHUT YOUR MOUTH!! STOP BEING SO HYPER!!*voice echoes**eye twitching*
Rin: O_________________________________O......
All:*continue to walk in silence*
Rin...Sesshoumaru-sama?
Sess: WHAT.
Rin: O_O the cliff.....
Sess: What cliff? I am a DEMON! I THINK I'd know----*falls off cliff* AHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!*voice fades*
Rin: O_O I tried to warn him......*slowly backs away*
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HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ALL!! ^^ I hope you like my little SERIOUS cliffhanger! Gomen it took so long but school has been absolute HECK. But here's ya present!! R&R!