Midnight: Here we go! Chapter 2!

Yami Midnight: This should be interesting...

Recap: Katiyo had hypothermia and Sesshoumaru saved her. The last chapter ended with them asleep close together under a blanket.

A Surprise and an Arm

When Katiyo woke up she was more comfortable then she had ever been. She had a heat source at her back, something fluffy under her head, and something around her waist. She couldn't quite figure out what it was, but it was comforting. Without completely waking up, she turned inside the circle around her waist and pressed her nose against that mysterious heat source. Comfortable again, she fell asleep.

That's cold! Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and noticed that Katiyo's nose against his chest was the reason of his awakening. On his second glance, he found that she had completely turned inside the circle of his arm and her head was neatly tucked under his chin. He tried to remove his arm from around her waist but she was quicker. Still asleep, she grabbed his arm and tucked it under her head.

How am I going to get out of this one? Maybe I should just wake her up? A sound from his blanket companion startled him out of his thoughts. She yawned and opened her eyes. Oh, crap!

When Katiyo opened her eyes what she saw she did not expect. A chest. A muscular one. She looked up and met a pair of amber eyes. Oh my god! She let out a small cry and scrambled from under the blanket. Quickly she ran into a corner of the small hut, as if to get as far away as possible from Sesshoumaru. She sat down and buried her face in her knees, whispering softly to herself. Sesshoumaru stood and walked to her, the blanket in his hands.

"Here." he said throwing the blanket on top of her small form. He turned and put his pants back on.

Rising slowly, Katiyo walked over to Sesshoumaru. "I...um...would like to thank you for saving my life."

"You saved Rin's life. We are now even." he replied, tossing her clothes to her.

Deftly, she put them on. Sesshoumaru was now shaking Rin, telling her to put her clothes on. "So what kind of demon are you?" he asked as he drew on his kimono.

"I'm a falcon demon from the west," she answered, doing the same thing. "Look." She lifted her bangs to show Sesshoumaru the minute wings over her eyebrows.

That's why she's so light! "So what are you doing all the way over here?"

"I'd rather not talk about it, please." A shadow grew over her eyes as she said this. Sesshoumaru could tell it was something personal.

"Suit yourself." He started busying himself with his belt when he heard a crash behind him. He turned and saw that it was Katiyo that had caused the noise. She had fallen flat on her face.

"Guess I'm still a little wobbly." she said, giggling.

"Apparently so." he said, giving her a hand to help her up. As soon as she touched it she let out a gasp.

"Omigod! Your arm! It's not real!" she cried.

How does she know? "Yes, my brother sliced it off some time ago. It's quite hard to findsuitable replacements."

"I can fix it for you, if you want." Seeing the look he gave her, she added, "You see, my demon power is healing. I can make you a new arm, right now"

"No need."

"Sesshoumaru!" the desperation in her voice made him look at her. "I owe you my life. Please, let me help you."

"Fine."

Through all this, Rin was listening quietly in her corner. But Milord never accepts help form anyone! What's so different about this pretty lady? She watched, unobserved, as they sat facing each other.

"You're going to have to take your shirt off." Katiyo said timidly. Sesshoumaru sighed and did as he was told. "Um... could you take the illusion off too?"

"Rin, turn around. This is not pleasant." And it wasn't. It was a stump; you could tell a powerful blade sheered it off.

"I must warn you. About half way, you will feel weaker. It's because I'm using some of your blood, all right?"

It's a wonder how he can even function. That must have some powerful illusion! Katiyo nearly got sick at the sight, but her advanced training held. She closed her eyes and slowly, she started chanting. When Katiyo started chanting louder, she started emitting a bright light. Squinting, Sesshoumaru could make out large wings sprouting from her shoulder blades: wings of light.

Katiyo raised her hands above her head and a silver blob formed between her outstretched fingers. The blob grew longer until it looked like an arm. Lowering her hands just below the silver arm, Katiyo clapped her hands. A large wind form nowhere blew her hair and lifted her bangs. The wings above her eyebrows were glowing. She clapped again, this time turning the arm from silver to white. Again, turning the arm pink. Now Sesshoumaru was feeling weak. She was obviously using his blood to make the arm alive. She clapped again and spread her hands, never once did she stop chanting. She lowered her hands and the arm followed. Suddenly, she grabbed the arm and the stump she was to attach it on. Swiftly, she rammed the two together, making them whole.

"So mote it be!" she yelled, releasing Sesshoumaru. The wind died and her hair fell back into place. She opened her eyes and stared strait into Sesshoumaru's, then smiled.

Sesshoumaru stood and admired his new arm. It was exactly like his original one. For a few moments, he amused himself making a fist or flexing his biceps. Then he turned his attention to Katiyo.

"I do not know how to thank you. This is amazing!"

Katiyo got up as he was saying this. For a moment the world spun, then when black. On impulse, Sesshoumaru reached out and caught her before she hit the ground.

"Look's like we'll be here a little while longer, Rin."

Yami Midnight: So here ends chapter 2.

Midnight: You know "so mote it be", well, I got that idea from the book In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce. I figured, since this is already a fan fiction, it was all right to use it.

Yami Midnight: We're still trying to work out the Happily Ever After, but other than that, this idea's working out nicely. Let's just hope our friend Mr. Writer's Block doesn't come to visit...