A/N Hello again!!! Thank you for all of your reviews!!!!!! I hope that all
of you are enjoying my story and the poll is now closed. I will not reveal
whether is a Kag/Sess or Kag/Inu until Chapter 4 which is in the works and
probably out either tonight or tomorrow... Now to the story!!
CHAPTER 3: What is happening to me?
Kagome's POV
"That stupid, proud baka is always running er- flying er- jumping- ugh WHATEVER!!!" Kagome said aloud as she got to her feet a few minutes after Sesshomaru left, "Acting as if I were nothing... ugh... I desire nothing more than to treat him in the same manner he did to me and all the people he has mistreated- except Jaken"
She straightened her green skirt and dark hair as she walked back to the campsite. Her friends were already asleep with the exception of Inuyasha who was huddled up in the base of a tree. His dark hair framed his face perfectly.
'He looks... so...' She got lost in her thoughts when he suddenly opened his dark, mortal eyes and looked at her sternly.
"Had a nice walk? Are you ready to tell me what happened?" Inuyasha asked quietly, trying not to attract any youkai's attention during this night.
"Nothing... I lost my balance as Sesshomaru fell with me when you threw him at me..., I cut him with one of my arrows... nothing more..." Kagome said.
"Hmph! Sesshomaru must either be getting old of just rusty on his moves, I mean, being hurt by a human wench" Inuyasha boasted, "Next time, I am going to kill him! And I will gather the rest of the shards and kill Naraku! Then I will go on my way!"
"Don't you mean 'we' Inuyasha? Everyone has put their effort into gathering the shards... We're making a lot of friends and alliances as we go on-" Kagome was cut off by a snort from Inuyasha. 'He is mocking me...'
"I only trust myself..." Inuyasha said.
"You don't care about me at all?" Kagome asked with a pained voice and expression as her blue-gray eyes dimmed slightly in hurt.
Inuyasha remained quiet for a minute, "I don't have time for this... We have a long day tomorrow... Use what's left of this night to rest" he said as he settled down comfortably next to the tree to sleep.
Kagome walked away from the camp with her bow and arrows and went back to the place she had her meeting with Sesshomaru.
"I swear Sesshomaru! I will make you see that I am not all that bad to look at-" Kagome started. 'Wait... I CARE for what that demon sees in me?!?!?! What is happening to me? I love Inuyasha don't I...' she thought for a moment then came to a decision: 'I love you Inuyasha, but I will not wait forever for you to choose me for myself and not for my resemblance to Kikyo... I will be loved for myself' she thought sadly as she fell asleep.
Sesshomaru's POV
Sesshomaru jumped from tree to tree swiftly in the dark night. The wind caressed at his face and hair as he gracefully landed on a dark swamp. It was foggy and cold, Sesshomaru fought a shiver that coursed through his body from the environment. The trees were black tree stumps that looked like skeletal hands that seemed to reach for him. The small youkai around him began to come to him, hungry for blood. Sesshomaru took out Tokijin and slashed at them mercilessly. He turned slightly when he sensed a great power coming from the mouth of a hut. It spoke deeply and dark, as if it were a demon from the depths of hell.
"Who harks the 'brujo' of the Dead Swamp" the voice said menacingly.
"The Taiyoukai of the West" Sesshomaru said with a calm yet icy tone.
"I have not bussiness with you... Lord Sesshomaru" the 'brujo' replied in an dark tone.
"But I do with you witch doctor..." Sesshomaru replied with darkness matching his.
"You stink of miko power... Yet you are not purified..." the witch said mostly to himself.
"Yes..." Sesshomaru hissed in anger.
"And you want to rid of it? Or perhaps you want the love of the miko who did this?" the witch doctor asked in a mocking tone.
"Never will I yield to a human wench, less a miko. And you will watch your tone with me... I only heard of you from some Demon Lords and I won't hesitate to put you out of your misery" Sesshomaru warned coldly.
"With what? Your ogre's fang? Or the Sword of Life, the Tenseiga? You are foolish to threaten a brujo... You could kill me... but you'd bear a deadly curse... I can make your fears come alive..." the brujo replied calmly.
Sesshomaru growled inwardly, yet kept his indifferent composure.
"Come inside... I'll help you... After all, my hut IS on the Western Lands" the brujo said.
Sesshomaru went inside the hut. It was completely empty, he could not see anything, even with his higher senses. There was an eerie sound like drums but he could not pinpoint its exact location. It was everywhere. His only sense that he could rely on was his sense of smell to search for the witch doctor.
"Brujo! Show yourself!" Sesshomaru said when he lost his patience.
Then, a fluorescent green light shone to his right. The only thing he could see were the pitless black eyes of the witch doctor.
"You know my name... I expect you to call me by it... I will be shown respect in my turf" the doctor said beratingly.
"Kaiyan, I need answers-" Sesshomaru started before a red cloud of smoke enveloped the green.
"You will get your answers... demon... But first..." then the cloud became a skeletal hand that forced Sesshomaru to bend his head to the side showing the mating mark.
"An unwanted mark... done by a miko... from another world" Kaiyan said as he released Sesshomaru from his grip.
"No one treat this-" Sesshomaru said as the doctor took away his thoughts.
"Sesshomaru this way..." the Kaiyan finished for him, laughing to himself, "Hm... Seems that you have developed a strange connection with the miko" Kaiyan said to Sesshomaru as smoke dissipated from the room.
"What kind of connection?" Sesshomaru asked, masking his fear as best as he could.
"You can see her memories from the past, fears, wishes, desires... perhaps even the future I will not be long before... OTHER and stronger effects will consume you" Kaiyan warned.
"This Sesshomaru will not be bound to a human wench's will" Sesshomaru assured. Only then he felt a rushing memory flooding into his mind... Sesshomaru slumped to the floor taking his head and raising his hands to his face as he growled dangerously.
"This is a memory from her life... Tell me, what to you see?" the brujo asked curiously.
"Inuyasha's miko, kissing him... and the wench's life regaining" Sesshomaru said as he got up to his feet.
"Her fear..." Kaiyan said to himself quietly.
"I want this to stop..." Sesshomaru said nonchalantly.
"I have no power for this... at least not in the moment. Give me a month and I will develop a spell for it to wane... on said date you will bring the miko and your presence... Now leave..." Kaiyan said.
"This Sesshomaru will not wait 30 days for a simple spell... and bear the burden of that bitch's mark" he said bitterly.
"I will warn you only once... This mating mark is not yet complete... other effects will start to show in time... Longing, Lust, and Love will consume you in due time, it is not as bad as you think... or as you expect it to be" Kaiyan said whimsicaly.
"I will not desire her, even less love her..." Sesshomaru replied.
Then a scent of sakura blossoms hit his nose. He looked around quickly caught in a daze. He growled in frustration when he could not find the source of it.
"Do you see, Lord? It is taking effect already.... Watch her... Do anything covert for you to try to stay in control. NOW LEAVE!!" Kaiyan yelled.
Sesshomaru came out of the hut and touched his mark tenderly.
'What is happening to this Sesshomaru? I have to kill her now!!! I don't care if I break my honor and vow as a Demon for doing so!' He ran swiftly in search of that wondrous scent of the one that has claimed him as hers.
A/N Okay! I took more time in this chapter in order to answer some questions of what the effects of the mating mark does. Oooohh... Sesshomaru's beginning to change already, even though he is trying his best not to... And what of Kagome? You'll see on my next Chapter.
Chapter 3:
Sesshomaru arrived at the clearing where he had his meeting with Kagome. Strangely, she was sleeping on the grass with her bow and arrow within of her reach. He stared at her ebony tresses that feel in waves to her shoulders and framing her small form. He walked next to her and bent on his knees. He took out Tokijin and fixed the blade upon her heart....
CHAPTER 3: What is happening to me?
Kagome's POV
"That stupid, proud baka is always running er- flying er- jumping- ugh WHATEVER!!!" Kagome said aloud as she got to her feet a few minutes after Sesshomaru left, "Acting as if I were nothing... ugh... I desire nothing more than to treat him in the same manner he did to me and all the people he has mistreated- except Jaken"
She straightened her green skirt and dark hair as she walked back to the campsite. Her friends were already asleep with the exception of Inuyasha who was huddled up in the base of a tree. His dark hair framed his face perfectly.
'He looks... so...' She got lost in her thoughts when he suddenly opened his dark, mortal eyes and looked at her sternly.
"Had a nice walk? Are you ready to tell me what happened?" Inuyasha asked quietly, trying not to attract any youkai's attention during this night.
"Nothing... I lost my balance as Sesshomaru fell with me when you threw him at me..., I cut him with one of my arrows... nothing more..." Kagome said.
"Hmph! Sesshomaru must either be getting old of just rusty on his moves, I mean, being hurt by a human wench" Inuyasha boasted, "Next time, I am going to kill him! And I will gather the rest of the shards and kill Naraku! Then I will go on my way!"
"Don't you mean 'we' Inuyasha? Everyone has put their effort into gathering the shards... We're making a lot of friends and alliances as we go on-" Kagome was cut off by a snort from Inuyasha. 'He is mocking me...'
"I only trust myself..." Inuyasha said.
"You don't care about me at all?" Kagome asked with a pained voice and expression as her blue-gray eyes dimmed slightly in hurt.
Inuyasha remained quiet for a minute, "I don't have time for this... We have a long day tomorrow... Use what's left of this night to rest" he said as he settled down comfortably next to the tree to sleep.
Kagome walked away from the camp with her bow and arrows and went back to the place she had her meeting with Sesshomaru.
"I swear Sesshomaru! I will make you see that I am not all that bad to look at-" Kagome started. 'Wait... I CARE for what that demon sees in me?!?!?! What is happening to me? I love Inuyasha don't I...' she thought for a moment then came to a decision: 'I love you Inuyasha, but I will not wait forever for you to choose me for myself and not for my resemblance to Kikyo... I will be loved for myself' she thought sadly as she fell asleep.
Sesshomaru's POV
Sesshomaru jumped from tree to tree swiftly in the dark night. The wind caressed at his face and hair as he gracefully landed on a dark swamp. It was foggy and cold, Sesshomaru fought a shiver that coursed through his body from the environment. The trees were black tree stumps that looked like skeletal hands that seemed to reach for him. The small youkai around him began to come to him, hungry for blood. Sesshomaru took out Tokijin and slashed at them mercilessly. He turned slightly when he sensed a great power coming from the mouth of a hut. It spoke deeply and dark, as if it were a demon from the depths of hell.
"Who harks the 'brujo' of the Dead Swamp" the voice said menacingly.
"The Taiyoukai of the West" Sesshomaru said with a calm yet icy tone.
"I have not bussiness with you... Lord Sesshomaru" the 'brujo' replied in an dark tone.
"But I do with you witch doctor..." Sesshomaru replied with darkness matching his.
"You stink of miko power... Yet you are not purified..." the witch said mostly to himself.
"Yes..." Sesshomaru hissed in anger.
"And you want to rid of it? Or perhaps you want the love of the miko who did this?" the witch doctor asked in a mocking tone.
"Never will I yield to a human wench, less a miko. And you will watch your tone with me... I only heard of you from some Demon Lords and I won't hesitate to put you out of your misery" Sesshomaru warned coldly.
"With what? Your ogre's fang? Or the Sword of Life, the Tenseiga? You are foolish to threaten a brujo... You could kill me... but you'd bear a deadly curse... I can make your fears come alive..." the brujo replied calmly.
Sesshomaru growled inwardly, yet kept his indifferent composure.
"Come inside... I'll help you... After all, my hut IS on the Western Lands" the brujo said.
Sesshomaru went inside the hut. It was completely empty, he could not see anything, even with his higher senses. There was an eerie sound like drums but he could not pinpoint its exact location. It was everywhere. His only sense that he could rely on was his sense of smell to search for the witch doctor.
"Brujo! Show yourself!" Sesshomaru said when he lost his patience.
Then, a fluorescent green light shone to his right. The only thing he could see were the pitless black eyes of the witch doctor.
"You know my name... I expect you to call me by it... I will be shown respect in my turf" the doctor said beratingly.
"Kaiyan, I need answers-" Sesshomaru started before a red cloud of smoke enveloped the green.
"You will get your answers... demon... But first..." then the cloud became a skeletal hand that forced Sesshomaru to bend his head to the side showing the mating mark.
"An unwanted mark... done by a miko... from another world" Kaiyan said as he released Sesshomaru from his grip.
"No one treat this-" Sesshomaru said as the doctor took away his thoughts.
"Sesshomaru this way..." the Kaiyan finished for him, laughing to himself, "Hm... Seems that you have developed a strange connection with the miko" Kaiyan said to Sesshomaru as smoke dissipated from the room.
"What kind of connection?" Sesshomaru asked, masking his fear as best as he could.
"You can see her memories from the past, fears, wishes, desires... perhaps even the future I will not be long before... OTHER and stronger effects will consume you" Kaiyan warned.
"This Sesshomaru will not be bound to a human wench's will" Sesshomaru assured. Only then he felt a rushing memory flooding into his mind... Sesshomaru slumped to the floor taking his head and raising his hands to his face as he growled dangerously.
"This is a memory from her life... Tell me, what to you see?" the brujo asked curiously.
"Inuyasha's miko, kissing him... and the wench's life regaining" Sesshomaru said as he got up to his feet.
"Her fear..." Kaiyan said to himself quietly.
"I want this to stop..." Sesshomaru said nonchalantly.
"I have no power for this... at least not in the moment. Give me a month and I will develop a spell for it to wane... on said date you will bring the miko and your presence... Now leave..." Kaiyan said.
"This Sesshomaru will not wait 30 days for a simple spell... and bear the burden of that bitch's mark" he said bitterly.
"I will warn you only once... This mating mark is not yet complete... other effects will start to show in time... Longing, Lust, and Love will consume you in due time, it is not as bad as you think... or as you expect it to be" Kaiyan said whimsicaly.
"I will not desire her, even less love her..." Sesshomaru replied.
Then a scent of sakura blossoms hit his nose. He looked around quickly caught in a daze. He growled in frustration when he could not find the source of it.
"Do you see, Lord? It is taking effect already.... Watch her... Do anything covert for you to try to stay in control. NOW LEAVE!!" Kaiyan yelled.
Sesshomaru came out of the hut and touched his mark tenderly.
'What is happening to this Sesshomaru? I have to kill her now!!! I don't care if I break my honor and vow as a Demon for doing so!' He ran swiftly in search of that wondrous scent of the one that has claimed him as hers.
A/N Okay! I took more time in this chapter in order to answer some questions of what the effects of the mating mark does. Oooohh... Sesshomaru's beginning to change already, even though he is trying his best not to... And what of Kagome? You'll see on my next Chapter.
Chapter 3:
Sesshomaru arrived at the clearing where he had his meeting with Kagome. Strangely, she was sleeping on the grass with her bow and arrow within of her reach. He stared at her ebony tresses that feel in waves to her shoulders and framing her small form. He walked next to her and bent on his knees. He took out Tokijin and fixed the blade upon her heart....